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Commissioner Adams continued that dumping on the roads had increased and she believed they should reconsider the two -day -per - week closing at Roseland and Fellsmere. Commissioner Bird agreed the appearance of the transfer station needed improving and added that cars were being abandoned in the area as well. Commissioner Adams advised that the City was working on the illegally dumped cars. Commissioner Bird asked where the $130,000 was going to come from if the transfer station was open for those additional two days a week since it was not in the budget. Chairman Macht recalled the budget hearings and how they were able to save money and hold the millage rate. Commissioner Tippin agreed that disguising the transfer site was desirable, but had no sympathy for irresponsible lawbreakers and believed the code should be enforced. He suggested that mandatory collection was the alternative. The Board agreed that everything possible should be done to stop illegal dumping including signs and educational programs. ON MOTION by Commissioner Adams, SECONDED by Commissioner Eggert, the Board unanimously directed Utility Services Director Terry Pinto to develop a landscape design to disguise the Fellsmere transfer station. Commissioner Adams requested that the Fellsmere transfer station be staffed during the upcoming Frog Leg Festival and advised that, the City of Fellsmere would bear the financial responsibility. BARBER BRIDGE PRESERVATION DISCUSSION Commissioner Bird brought the Board's attention to a proposal by John H. Dean, architect, to the City of Vero Beach to save portions of the Merrill Barber Bridge on -the east and west sides of the river. He knew it was a complicated issue and did not want to get into City Council's business, but he believed that from strictly a recreation standpoint and maybe a tourism enhancement, that leaving portions of the bridge made some sense. 44 January 10, 1995 BOOK 94 PA �� 89