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BOOK. 95 FACE 144 <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Adams, <br />SECONDED BY Commissioner Bird, to approve <br />staff's recommendation as set forth in the <br />memo. (Alternative #1) <br />Under discussion and in response to Commissioner Eggert's <br />question on item #14, Old Dixie Highway, Public Works Director Jim <br />Davis explained that because of the concern certain members of the <br />M.P.O. had regarding 4-laning through the city of Vero Beach, it <br />was decided to terminate the project at 16th Street instead of <br />extending it north to the "Twin Pairs". In addition, as they <br />perform the engineering, they will evaluate each link to determine <br />if a 3 -lane section would be adequate, instead of 4—lane. <br />Commissioner Bird almost had a heart attack when he first <br />looked at the memo and saw "LOST" not realizing at first that it <br />was an acronym for Local Option Sales Tax. He felt that staff was <br />overwhelmed right now and thought that we desperately needed to get <br />all this done, to get these things on track and on schedule and <br />take advantage of the grants. <br />Commissioner Eggert agreed. <br />Commissioner Adams urged that since we are running about three <br />years behind on petition paving, we bid out a few of those items <br />and get caught up. <br />Administrator Chandler explained that the Local Option Sales <br />Tax was approved by the voters for a 15 -year period and we are now <br />in the second 5 years of that 15 -year period with the major thrust <br />being roads, bridges, and things of that nature. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE QUESTION and the <br />motion carried unanimously. <br />44 <br />July 18, 1995 <br />