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• <br />involved with having another intersection so close to the CR -510 and US#1 intersection with not <br />enough stopping distance for people to react to other traffic. There is no large accident history in <br />that area now but Sebastian is undergoing tremendous growth and there will be more substantial <br />demands made on that intersection. The more capacity you provide for safe right-hand turns, the <br />better the accident record. <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard <br />regarding this matter. <br />Richard Graves, Chief Executive Officer of Graves Brothers, 1015 34`h Avenue, stated <br />that he is the owner of the property in question and the petitioner for the abandonment. The <br />Graves family has owned property in Wabasso since 1915 and he assured everyone that they <br />have the best interest of the county in mind. When the Comprehensive Plan was completed, <br />Wabasso was a crossroads area and a part of a major commercial node. There are corridor plans <br />for US#1 and for CR -510 which are being used to regulate the area. Many new developments <br />are now in progress and being planned. Commercial development has now started to take place <br />and the old residential land layouts are not consistent with this development. <br />Mr. Graves continued that a letter from the Sheriff's office supporting this abandonment <br />will be presented later today. This intersection is a dangerous one in that people do not yield to <br />the right turn only signs. The only purpose this small section of road serves is to provide a high <br />speed turnoff for southbound traffic. Once commercial development arrives, there will be <br />complete chaos at this intersection. The County recently spent a lot of money constructing the <br />CR -510 intersection with a turn lane for westbound traffic to provide stacking room should the <br />railroad crossing be blocked. One of the reasons for this new intersection was to get rid of the <br />problem of the Old Dixie Highway intersection. CR -510 will need to be widened soon and the <br />County will need more right-of-way for that purpose. That right-of-way could cost as much as <br />$100,000 and granting this abandonment in exchange for the right-of-way could eliminate a very <br />serious safety concern. The northbound end of Old Dixie that crosses US#1 will be eliminated <br />and the sidewalk will be extended, with the US#1 median eliminated north of CR -510. <br />AUGUST 6, 2002 <br />73 <br />• <br />