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0 0 1 0 1 1 0 437 TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1959 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, met at the Courthouse, Vero Beach, Florida in a regular meeting held at 9:00 o'clock, A. M., Tuesday, April 7, 1959. Present were Robert W. Graves, Chairman, D. B. McCullers, Jr.; J. J. P. Hamilton and Donald Macdonald. Also present were Ed Schmucker, County Engineer, Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney and Katherine Morrison, Deputy Clerk. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and carried, the minutes of regular meetings of March 3 and 17th, and special meeting of March 23rd were approved as read. Joe Henry Earman, Director of Civil Defense for Indian River County, appeared before the Board and presented an organizational plan to the Board to be placed in a conspicuous plac in the County Commissioners Room for easy reference in case a State of Disaster should be declared for.this County. Mr. Earman, Further sta ted that he was speaking not only in the capacity as Director of Civil Defense but also as President of the Chamber of Commerce, and requested that the Board pass a resolution to be sent to the State Road Department, State Representative and State Senator to see if something could be done about the water situation closing State Highway 60 every time we have a heavy rain. He further stated that in case of a disaster that this was our only route Gest in case of an evacuation. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and unanimously carried the following Resolution was adopted: R E S O L U T I O N -- Drainage of State Road 60. WHEREAS, State Road 60 is the only cross -state highway leading from Indian River County to the central and West coast areas of Florida; and, WHEREAS, said State Road is the shortest and most direct route from the East to the West coast of Florida; and, WHEREAS, for the past several years during the periods of heavy rainfall, which normally occurs during two or three separate seasons of each year, said State Road 60 becomes impassable because of the waters that drain onto and flood over said road; and, WHEREAS, said State Road 60 has been designated as the only evacuation route in the event of disaster in Indian River County; Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida,) that this Board does herewith call to the attention of the State Road Department of Florida facts pertaining to said State Road 60 as herinbefore outlined and this Board does herewith urge the State Road Department to take whatever actions are necessary in order to insure that State Road 60 will not become impassable in the times of heavy rainfall; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be Forwarded to the District Engineer of the State Road Department, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and that a certified copy thereof be forwarded to the Honorable William Singer, Member of the State Road Department from this District, and to our Representative and Senator.