HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES 75/01 (A)RESOLUTION 75-1-4
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE
TOWN OF GULF STREAM, PALM BEACH COUNTY
FLORIDA, REQUESTING THE PALM BEACH COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO EXPEDITE
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CRITICALLY NEEDED
PROPOSED BRIDGE OVER THE INTRACOASTAL WATER-
WAY ON SOUTHEAST TWELFTH STREET IN DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, the residents of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, living East of the Intracoastal Waterway and all residents
of the Town of Highland Beach must cross the Intracoastal Waterway
for most of their shopping and other services, and
WHEREAS, there are only two bridges over the Waterway
between Boynton Beach, Florida, and Boca Raton, Florida one being at
Atlantic Avenue and one being one mile north thereof at Northeast
Eighth Street, and
WHEREAS, the present two bridges are not adequate for
the present traffic using the same and will be less adequate as the
population of this area increases, and
WHEREAS, a mechanical failure in the Atlantic Avenue
Bridge could seriously delay emergency vehicles in reaching the south
beach area:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Palm Beach County
Board of County Commissioners be requested immediately to take necessary
steps to move forward with letting the contract and constructing the bridge
with the $5,000,000 funds already allocated for this project which will
facilitate movement of traffic and enhance the public safety of the
residents in this general area.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this �day of February , 1975.
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