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`r'!'"s'+k <br />Planning Director Stan Boling stated that this request is unusual in that most requests for <br />abandonment involve paper streets or half streets. This is a paved, existing portion of Old Dixie <br />Highway lying north of CR -510 and US#1. Mr. Graves owns properties in Wabasso along Old <br />Dixie Highway which are all commercially zoned. Mrs. Robert Fender owns one parcel between <br />US#1 and Old Dixie Highway approximately 140 feet north of CR -510 which is currently an <br />abandoned gas station/convenience store. Should this road be abandoned, the property from the <br />centerline of the abandoned road would be added to the Graves and Fender properties. There are <br />several benefits to the County in return for this abandonment. Mr Graves has agreed to deed to <br />the County additional right-of-way for CR -510 and US#1. The County Attorneys' Office is <br />holding deeds in escrow for these rights-of-way. Our Traffic Engineering Department has <br />looked at the traffic circulation in connection with this request and believes that traffic <br />improvements would result from the abandonment which could be a part of the agreement with <br />the applicant. <br />Director Boling continued that objections have been received from Mrs. Fender who <br />owns the property to the east of Old Dixie based on public access to her property. Mr. Graves <br />has proposed a public access or private access easement for Mrs. Fender. <br />Another issue could be any historic resources impact. Old Dixie Highway has been there <br />a long time and the Historical Resources Advisory Committee has voted to deny the request for <br />abandonment. <br />Staff is also recommending denial of the request. <br />Commissioner Macht questioned why there was not an agreement to provide access for <br />Mrs. Fender in the backup, and Director Boling noted that the applicant has proposed an access <br />on CR -510 rather than on US#1. <br />Chairman Stanbridge noted that section of Old Dixie is used by a lot of people as a <br />bypass to get west of town without going through the dangerous intersection of CR -510 and <br />US#1. <br />Public Works Director Jim Davis stated that his concern is not so much with southbound <br />US#1 traffic but with the safety issue of people wanting to turn left at CR -510 to go east. Many <br />violate the traffic control device to make that left-hand turn. His principal safety concern was <br />AUGUST 6, 2002 72 <br />n, <br />Ui <br />