HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-027RESOLUTION NO. 73-27
WHEREAS, traffic congestion between the mainland and
the beach over the Merrill P. Barber Bridge in Vero Beach has
reached an intolerable level, and
WHEREAS, said congestion is imperilling the safety of
Indian River County citizens and the orderly development of
Indian River County, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indi-
an River County have given the construction of a second bridge
over the Indian River the highest priority, and
WHEREAS, design funds can be allocated only after
corridor approval is obtained, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation's consult-
ing engineers have completed an Environmenal Impact Study
on six possible locations for the bridge, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation, after
study and public hearings, has stated that the 17th Street loca-
tion is the preferable location, and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Indian River County have
made known to this Board their thoughts and desires as to the
location of the second bridge, and
WHEREAS, it appears that a majority of the citizens
desparately desire a second bridge and most support the 17th
Street location, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vero Beach
Florida, has by resolutions endorsed andwill support the
decision of this Board on the bridge location.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board
of County Commissioners of Indian River County, that after
deliberate consideration and to expedite corridor selection,
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design, and construction, this Board requests the Department
of Transportation to select the 17th Street site as the location of
the second bridge and requests the Department to act with all
deliberate speed in completing design studies and construction
at that location.
ATTEST:
Iealph Hy ris, Clerk of Court
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
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Alma Lee Loy, Chairman
I, RALPH HARRIS, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County, Florida, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution duly passed April
4, 1973, by said Board, and recorded in the Official Minutes of said
Board.
Witness my hand and seal of said Board this day of
April, 1973.
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Ralph Hargis, Clerk of the Board
of County Commissioners of Indian
River County, Florida:
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WHEREAS there exists traffic congestion which is choking the
much needed travel between the Mainland and Vero's Beach caused by
lack of rapid transportation over the Indian River and
WHEREAS the delay caused by traffic congestion attempting to
cross the Barber Bridge has imperiled the safety of citizens and
visitors on both sides of the Indian River, and
WHEREAS the County Commission as an Agency of the State of
Florida must select a corridor and through its powers obtain necessary
Rights of Way and Funding for this State Road and bridge, and
WHEREAS further debate by this Council would only delay or
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defeat the necessary State and Federal approval, and
WHEREAS the City Council has determined that they will accept
any site for a bridge that the County Commission of Indian River County
selects in their considered judgment based on all the information
available;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City' Council of the City
of Vero Beach that this council urges the County Commissioners of
Indian River County to secure a bridge within the earliest possible time
and that this Council supports the decision which will guarantee a
Bridge as soon as is possible;
BE IT FURTI;ER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Vero Beach earnestly petitions the County Commissioners to act with
all deliberate speed in selecting the site and ensuring rapid completion
of this bridge:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be
immediately forwarded to the County Commission of Indian River County
and the District Engineer of the Department of Transportation.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above is a true and exact copy
of Resolution No. 2429 adopted at the City Council meeting
of April 3, 1973, Vero Beach, Florida.
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