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2/23/89.1(LEOAL)Reso1(Vk) °9CC yy - Fttk RESOLUTION NO. 89- 2 2 A`'RESOLUTION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, BY.. ITS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, RELATING TO FUNDING PROBLEMS OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT). WHEREAS, Indian River County has multi-year capital plans for construction of needed roads and roadway improvements; and WHEREAS, the contributions of the state, through the DOT, are vital parts of these plans; and WHEREAS, the DOT has recently indicated that it will no longer be participating in the Local Government Cooperative Assistance Program, under which Indian River County was scheduled to receive approximately $736,000 for the construction of Indian River Boulevard, Phase III; and WHEREAS, the DOT has also indicated that it will be unable to fund its portion of a new bridge to replace the SR 60 Merrill P. Barber Bridge in the city Iimiis of Vero - Beach and to construct what is known locally as the SR 60 Twin Pairs Project between 20th Avenue and Indian River Boulevard; and WHEREAS, the recent plan by the state to balance its budget without the need for increased taxes by reclassifying state roads so that county governments will have to fund Improvements to them instead of the state, without giving the counties the funds to construct these improvements, is placing an enormous burden on the counties which Indian River County finds unacceptable, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Board respectfully requests the state to honor its commitments for the projects listed in this resolution, i.e., the Local Government Cooperative Assistance Program, the replacement of the SR 60 Merrill P. Barber Bridge in Vero Beach, and the construction of what is known as the SR 60 Twin Pairs Project in Vero Beach; and further respect-