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Ow - <br />• <br />discussion with Councilwoman Carolyn Corum, a leader in trying to beautify the entire city <br />with native plants. Commissioner Adams pointed out that what has been called the "median" <br />is actually a stormwater collection area and those two should not be confused. The people <br />of the neighborhood requested that the red cedars be planted to act as a shield from CR 512, <br />because they had lost all their woods The cedars have not completely achieved that. She <br />was very disappointed with the "runway effect" of CR 512 through Sebastian. Orange <br />Heights residents were very concerned about a lot of entrances to their neighborhood and did <br />not want easy access. Some of the fencing addressed their input when CR 512 was 4-laned. <br />The County now includes hardwood landscaping when 4-laning roads She called the <br />ultimate plan presented at this meeting "beautiful." She recalled when the TCRPC, in about <br />1990-91, did a charrette; their answer for beautifying Fellsmere was to get rid of the Little <br />League park in the middle of town and put in a fountain with a frog and a bass and some <br />orange trees. Well, the heart of the town is going to watch Little League and the sentiment <br />was that the people from Stuart were crazy. She believed the County has a commitment to <br />try to provide some oaks along CR 512 and she supports that effort. The median <br />enhancement may be a little more difficult in order to meet stormwater treatment <br />requirements. It will be necessary to determine the County's responsibility versus the City's. <br />After seeing this presentation, she was very willing to give the City CR 512 and let them <br />maintain it rather than spend about $25 million for improvements. <br />Mr Moore interjected that the City is just looking at various logistics as to what will <br />work. It is ambitious and the responsibilities are still to be determined. The purpose of this <br />presentation was to let the County know the overall master plan. He advised they were <br />prepared to present the County with the renderings and hoped the Commission would give <br />direction to enable them to work with County staff. <br />Commissioner Adams wanted to point out in reference to the earlier comparison <br />March 6, 2001 <br />85 <br />PG 3144 <br />• <br />