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<br />R E S O L U T I O N
<br />WHEREAS, J. Turner Butler and William A. Hallowes, as Trustees of the property
<br />of Florida East Coast Railway Company, have given notice that they will file with the Florida
<br />Railroad and Public Utilities Commission at Tallahassee, Florida, an application for authority
<br />to abandon, discontinue, close and remove its station at Sebastian, Florida, for all purposes
<br />except as a non -agency station for the handling of carload shipments, and,
<br />WHEREAS, the railway station at Sebastian is the only station serving the
<br />general area of the northern part of Indian River County and particularly the Cities of Sebas
<br />and Fellsmere and the community of Roseland, and,
<br />WHEREAS, during the past two years and particularly the past year this area of t
<br />County has begun a rapid and substantial growth and increase in business and population which
<br />foresees even greater use and public demand for said station than has heretofore existed; NOW,
<br />THEREFORE:
<br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County,
<br />Florida, that this Board does on behalf of the citizens of the northern part of Indian River
<br />County herewith protest to said railway company and to the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities
<br />Commission the application to close said station and does herewith request that said station
<br />remain open and established, and
<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies hereof be furnished to said trustees]
<br />said utilities commission and to the press and radio.
<br />Mrs. Gladys Vigliano, County Welfare Case Worker appeared before the Board and
<br />give a report of her activities for the month of August. Said report was ordered filed.
<br />The Attorney for the Board read the recommendations made by the Planning and
<br />Zoning Commission at their meeting held August 28, 1959.
<br />That the Zoning Map be changed in order that the following described property, situated
<br />Indian River County, Florida, to -wit: All of Blcok 8 of the tentative plat of Indian River
<br />Highlands, located in the North half of Section 5, Twp 32 S, Range 39 East; be changed from R-1,1
<br />Single Family District to C -1-A, Restricted Commercial District.
<br />That the Zoning Map be changed in order that the following described property, situated
<br />in Indian River County, Florida, to -wit: All of Block 9 and 14, and all of Lots 6 to 11,
<br />inclusive of Block 23, and all of Lots 22 through 27, incl., Block 7, of thatentative plat of
<br />Indian River Highlands, located in the North half of Section 5, Twp 32S, Rge 39 E, be changed
<br />from R-1, Single Family District to R -2-A, Multiple Family;- District.
<br />That the North 230 feet and the West 230 feet of the Airport property in question be
<br />C-1, Commercial District and that the remainder remain M-1, Industrial District.
<br />After some discussion in the Matter, and upon Motion made by Commissioner
<br />cdonald, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and carried, the Board authorized a public hearing
<br />on the proposed above zoning changes be held.
<br />The Board discussed the matter of obtaining secondary road funds held by the State to the
<br />Credit of the County at this time instead of waiting until all right of way maps have been
<br />received from the State Road Repartment for State Road 5. Upon Motion made by Commissioner
<br />Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, the following Resolution
<br />adopted:
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