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9.B.2e PUBLIC DISCUSSION ITEM — MARK SANCHEZ AND <br />PERRY FULFORD — PAVING OF STH STREET BETWEEN 66TH AND <br />74TH AVENUES <br />Mark Sanchez described 8" Street (aka Glendale Road) as a through street from <br />Indian River Boulevard to 90" Avenue which has become a popular shortcut due to <br />construction on 58" Avenue and the buildout of the Mall. Traffic has increased <br />tremendously and the unpaved portion (between 66t1' and 82" Avenues) is not being <br />maintained sufficiently. He displayed photos taken of some of the accidents which have <br />occurred in the last 2-3 years. He asked the Board to increase maintenance and arrange for <br />paving in the future. <br />Vice Chairman Ginn favored paving 8t' Street all the way to 92" Avenue and asked <br />staff to address this topic. <br />Public Works Director James Davis also favored paving the road but declared <br />acquisition of right-of-way to be a problem due to the canals being so close to the road. The <br />paved road will have to be moved away from the canal in order to provide an area of refuge <br />for vehicles. Also, there are no funds programmed for paving this section of 0 Street. He <br />explained the easternmost 1 1 mile just west of 66"' Avenue will be paved as a part of the <br />66" Avenue project which will leave about three-quarters of a mile unpaved west to 741" <br />Avenue. He recounted that earlier this year he had recommended increasing out gas tax (as <br />St. Lucie and Brevard Counties have) as a funding source to accommodate more road - <br />paving. He recounted the County's monthly grading routine and noted the County has <br />increased the frequency of the grading on this section of 8t' Street. According to the <br />Sheriffs Department there have been 9 accidents in the last 8 years; 4 were at intersections. <br />He had recently apprized Messrs. Sanchez and Fulford of our road paving assessment <br />program in which the property owners share the costs. <br />August 19, 2003 <br />