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historical society and from Sebastian who also believe the twin <br />pairs would destroy a lot of historical area. <br />Arlene Westfahl, 754 Rolling Hill Drive, representing the <br />Sebastian Riverfront Historical Society, came before the Board and <br />related that five or six years ago when the twin pairs plan was <br />being devised, the society was a small organization but it has grown <br />into a large organization which has done detailed examinations of <br />the nature and history of Sebastian, and she felt that putting <br />anything any closer to the center of town would be detrimental to <br />the basic nature of Sebastian. She described various historical <br />structures and their relationship to the route of the north leg of <br />the twin pairs and the fact that there are many historical <br />structures which have lasted, are very usable and compatible with <br />the new buildings in Sebastian, all of which lends character to <br />Sebastian and retains the aura of a small town, a simple, a <br />pleasant place. She said another bad feature of the twin pairs is <br />the fact that the route is along Louisiana Avenue, which is one of <br />the original streets, after Main Street, and has many historical <br />buildings. She felt that to bring any more large traffic pattern <br />closer to Main Street means we will lose this particular flavor <br />that we would like to keep in Sebastian. <br />Al Valardi, 4445 Georgia Boulevard, Sebastian, was critical of <br />the present design for CR512 with the twin pairs because he felt it <br />was not eliminating a problem but rather replacing it because when <br />the train comes all the gates are going down, traffic is going to <br />be backed up on CR512, it's going to be backed up on U.S.1, and you <br />have one heck of a time. <br />Frank DeJoia, 11625 Roseland Road, came before the Board and <br />spoke against the bringing of traffic from CR512 into Roseland, <br />whether it be Gibson Street, Powerline Road, or any other road. He <br />added that the Property. Owners' Association of Roseland, at a <br />recent general meeting, agreed that the people who live in Roseland <br />do not want to see traffic diverted to Roseland; they would like to <br />see that traffic get to U. S.1 somewhere before it gets into the <br />Roseland area. <br />Commissioner Bowman advised that the present plan is for <br />traffic to come out at Jackson Street. <br />Peter Holyk, Sebastian City Councilman, came before the Board <br />and reported that just a couple of weeks ago the point made by Mr. <br />DeJoia came up at the City Council meeting, regarding the traffic <br />pattern being diverted and connecting to streets in Roseland, and he <br />understands the concern that Roseland Property Owners have with <br />regard to increasing traffic in their small community. Mr. Holyk <br />would like the Commission to keep this in mind in deliberating over <br />W <br />APR 16 1991 BOOK 83 FACE 10 <br />