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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: James E. Chandler, County Administrator FROM: James W. Davis, P.E., Public Works Director SUBJECT: Request for Streetlight at Vista Gardens Access Road/Indian River Boulevard REF. LETTER: Bob Albright, Manager of Vista Gardens Property Owners Association to Jim Davis dated Feb. 26, 1992 DATE: June 16, 1992 FILE: visgdns.agn DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS Staff has received a request for a County funded street light at the intersection of the new Vista Gardens Access Road and Indian River Boulevard South.. The residents of the Vista Gardens community are mostly retired citizens who have difficulty delineating the intersection at night. At the current.time, the County funds 40i streetlights at roadway intersections along collector roads, not including those along major arterial corridors such as SR60, USI, or AlA and those in streetlight districts. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS Staff has performed a streetlight warrant analysis for the intersection. Based on a score of 53.6 points for this location, the minimum warrant of 75 points is not met. This low score is attributed to a low frequency of accidents at this location over the past three years (0 accidents reported). The Alternatives presented are: Alternative No. 1 Since minimum warrants are not met, deny the request and recommend to the Vista Gardens Association that they consider funding a street light at this location under the single street light agreement program. The cost to the Association would be -approximately $180/year. Alternative No. 2 Approve the request for a County funded street light for the following reasons: 1) The Vista Gardens Access Road intersects Indian River Boulevard at a location on a horizontal curve near US Highway 1. 2) Vista Gardens is a large residential community* of retired citizens. RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDING Alternative No. 1 is recommended. 29 3 199°2 {_ • ll 'Z (�-^ J