HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES 75/02RESOLUTION 75-2
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN
OF GULF STREAM, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA RE-
QUESTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CRITICALLY NEED-
ED PROPOSED SOUTH TWELFTH STREET (LINTON BOULEVARD)
BRIDGE OVER THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY
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 Water-
way 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
Board of County Commissioners be advised to move forward with letting
the contract and constructing the bridge with the $5,000,000 funds
already allocated to facilitate movement of traffic and enhance the
public safety of the residents in this general area.
PASSED and ADOPTED on
ST:
Deputy Town Clerk