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R E S 0 L U T 10 N
WHEREAS, State Road 60 is the only cross -state highway
o 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, there-
fore,
BE IT RE -SOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Indian River County, Florida, that this Board does herewith call U) the atten-
tion of the State Road Department of Florida the facts pertaining to said State
Road 60 as hereinbefore 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 Resolu-
i tion 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.
SMITH, DIAMOND 1, HEATH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA