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Gifford Neighborhood Plan Analysis <br /> currently updating its Transit Development Plan. That update will examine the need for and feasibility of a neighborhood-to-job <br /> commuter service for the county. <br /> ➢ Summary <br /> Despite the fact that Gifford's central county location places it near several employment centers, Gifford residents have lower <br /> incomes and higher poverty rates than the county as a whole. This is likely more attributable to social forces, than to locally <br /> controlled issues such as the provision of public facilities and services, or the land use pattern. Regardless, there is a need for job <br /> training that will enable the Gifford residents to obtain better paying jobs and a need for the county and Chamber of Commerce to <br /> attract more higher paying jobs to the county. <br /> Infrastructure <br /> Infrastructure in Gifford is generally adequate. This is largely due to improvements that have taken place during the last 20 years. <br /> Several of those improvements have taken place as a result of implementing comprehensive plan policies or by utilizing various grant <br /> programs (e.g., expansion of utility service). Nevertheless, several areas are still in need of improvement. <br /> ➢ Roads <br /> Most roads in Gifford are paved and generally in good condition. County traffic monitoring indicates that roads in Gifford have <br /> sufficient capacity to serve existing and projected development. Overall, the existing grid system effectively distributes traffic in a <br /> manner that reduces the likelihood of any single road becoming congested. <br /> In the last two years, the following roads in the Gifford area were paved or resurfaced: <br /> • 47th Place, 47th Street, 48th Street, 43`d Court, and 48th Place in the Crystal Sands Subdivision <br /> • 43`d Street between 38th Avenue and 28th Avenue <br /> • 47th Street between 39th Avenue and 36th Avenue <br /> • 42nd Street between 28th Avenue and Cul-de-Sac <br /> • 32 Avenue between 45th Street and 47th Street <br /> • 32 Avenue between 47th Street and dead end; and <br /> • 35th Avenue between 43`d Street and 45th Street. <br /> Community Development Department Indian River County 49 <br />