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intersection and a dangerous intersection at night and that the County should install the streetlight. Commissioner Scurlock felt that to be consistent we should start talking.. -about installing streetlights at the intersections along SR -60 that don't have streetlights. For example, there is no decelerating lane from SR -60 at the entrance to his subdivision, and with 60 mph traffic bearing down on you, you have to make a 90 degree turn into the subdivision without having the advantage of a streetlight to mark the spot. His concern was establishing a precedent where we are going to have to go through the entire county and do a County -funded streetlight at every similar situation. Commissioner Wheeler thought that might not be a bad idea. Commissioner Bird asked about the streetlight warrant analysis for the intersection, and Director Davis advised that the intersection received 24 points of its 53 points due to the curvature of the roadway and the concave nature of the curve coming in there. Commissioner Scurlock asked how many other significant intersections we would be looking at in the county, and Director Davis estimated it would be in the hundreds. Commissioner Wheeler felt there is a lot of difference between what we are looking at here and that of a lot of the other major intersections. There is heavy traffic there from Wal-Mart and a major intersection coming out of all the residential areas to the west and probably 500-1000 residents coming out of Vista Gardens. There is a curve there that causes a problem. He felt it is a unique situation and a unique intersection. He didn't feel a lot of the intersections in the county would meet the same uniqueness as that curve and the entrance into Wal-Mart and the traffic. Wal- Mart is probably one of the busiest stores in the county. Commissioner Scurlock agreed that a streetlight should be installed, but questioned the County paying for it. He pointed out 33