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Mr. Gist at this time submitted a petition signed by approx- <br />imately 500 Highlands residents urging the extension of 20th <br />Avenue SW into the Vero Beach Highlands. (Said petition is on <br />file in the Office of Clerk to the Board.) <br />Diane McGee, 2365 13th Avenue SW, informed the Board that <br />she lives way in the back of the Highlands by the cow pastures, <br />and she has been waiting 6 years for this exit. The night of the <br />fire was a terrible experience for her because she couldn't even <br />get back into the subdivision to get to her child. In addition, <br />she once had to have the ambulance come to her home, and it took <br />20 minutes because they couldn't locate the house. Mrs. McGee <br />believed from the Board's attitude that they intend to go ahead <br />with this, and while she certainly understands the problems <br />involved with working with government red tape as she has been <br />involved with it herself in her business, she would like to know <br />if the 17th St. extension really will be in by the end of the <br />summer, or do we have to wait for more and more red tape to be <br />dealt with. She realized the Oslo Park people have problems <br />also, but felt they all should try to work together. Mrs. McGee <br />continued to stress that she is stranded way in the back of the <br />Highlands with her only exit the one out to Old Dixie and U.S.I, <br />and she won't try to go across U.S.1 at 5 o'clock because that <br />intersection is so dangerous. <br />Chairman Wheeler agreed that the permitting does take a long <br />time. He pointed out that we have been working at the extension <br />of Indian River Boulevard for 5 years, and we have been in the <br />red tape process on this particular road for several years. This <br />is not something that just happened because of the fire, and the <br />red tape is all over except for the St. John's permit, with which <br />Director Davis does not anticipate a problem. The Chairman <br />assured everyone that the Commission certainly understands the <br />problems in the Highlands. Actually, he felt that development <br />never should have been allowed with only one access, and now, <br />with what has been learned from the massive growth that has <br />25 POOK 7 P0.907 <br />