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alleviate the habitat destruction, noise. air pollution. light intrusion, and criminal activity which has resulted in placing the new road within a few feet of the neighboring property. We do not have to completely solve the problem at this Commission meeting, but as I will explain it is time the County was made to take part in fixing the devastation they wrought in placing the road where they did. The road placement, through a wonderful hammock of trees and at my clients' back doors, occurred despite long-standing and numerous requests from my clients that they be informed if the road was going to somehow impact their property. Letters and phone calls tn the County were ignored, and a swath of old trees and delicate habitat was destroyed in order to put in what is a drag strip in my clients' back yards. We have been working with the County and the IRCC since October 1, 1998, in order to come to a solution about horn to fix this problem, and back in January tate parties were informed that we would be requesting and looking into re-routing the road in order to replace the buffer and habitat, eliminate the drag strip effect, and move the nuisance away from populated areas. We were told by Dr. Ed Massey and others at the college that "none of their plans were written in stone." It has come to our attention today that the County and the College, while we concluded that they were working with us in good faith, have nonetheless gone forward with planning for the IRCC without letting us know that deadlines were coming and going for making changes in their plans. Delays which they caused in our negotiations they are now using to say that no changes can occur in their plans. VVe cannot allow this horrible situation Avith the road to continue because. once again, my clients have been ignored. We would like the Commission to take under consideration a simple proposal to stop the planning and now negotiate in good faith the very viable changes we have to fix the mess which has been dumped on the good citizens of Sixty Oaks. If you could put us on the agenda for the next Commission meeting, it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact me at the above phone and fax numbers regarding our request. Sinccraly, Lynne A. Larkin cc* Judith Lennox, President, Sixty Oaks HOA Ed Donner, Village Properties Lou Schwartz. Sixty Oaks Lynne A. Larkin, representing the Sixty Oaks Homeowners Association and other concerned property owners in the area, elaborated on her above letter, projected a sketch on the ELMO and described a suggestion for an alternative roadway. She specified that her appearance before the Board was neither adversarial nor to offer a solution, but to ask that the residents be permitted to work with the County and the College in order to reach a n equitable solution She reported that environmental groups have indicated a willingness to assist in the planning for the preservation of the hammock and other native vegetation in the area. Public Works Director James Davis advised that his staff has met on a number of occasions with Indian River Community College (IRCC) staff and Mrs. Larkin; Public JUNE 89 1999 17 BOOK Mj iAGE 408 A