Resolution 615-1999
Board of County Commissioners
RESOLUTION NO. 615 - 1999
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAKING
CERTAIN REQUESTS OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WHEN CONSIDERING FUTURE PROJECTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
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Section 1. The following are requests made of FOOT regarding th~n~a':;';'e~s
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1. More detailed project descriptions and materials be provided to the County
Commission as soon as possible prior to the workshops.
2. A safety action plan to make the current 18 Mile Stretch safer even if the road
is not widened.
3. Response to concerns about traffic congestion and accidents on Big Pine Key
as soon as possible.
4. Safety improvements on Crane Boulevard, where Sugarloaf Elementary and
Middle Schools are located.
5. Consideration of traffic signals on US 1 at Big Coppitt Road: East College Road,
Stock Island: and High Point Road on Plantation Key at site of proposed Sheriff's facility.
6. The immediate construction of one two-lane bridge over Jewfish Creek on the
18 Mile Stretch.
7. Notification by fax or e-mail to the County Commission prior to the placement
of advertisements of hearings. (See attached contact list.)
8. Realign and/or replace Mile Markers on US 1 which were damaged or
destroyed by hurricanes or otherwise.
9. Approve the placement of "No Wake Zones" as requested by Monroe County
Marine Resources and the Board of County Commissioners.
10. Signs in the Big Pine Key area be illuminated or improved in order to make
travelers more aware of the need for protection of the Key Deer population.
11. Repair non-working lights on Boca Chica bridge.
12. Level out the bumps on the old Seven Mile Bridge.
Section 2. The Board would like to thank FOOT for its efforts to make the US 1
corridor safer for non-motorized users in the proposed $12 million design and construction of
the Overseas Heritage Trail.
Section 3. The Clerk is hereby requested to forward a copy of this Resolution to the
Florida Department of Transportation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 8th day of December, 1999.
MayorShirley Freeman
Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey
Commissioner George Neugent
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Mayor/Chairperson
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Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
Mayor Shirley Freeman
530 Whitehead Street
Key West, FL 33040
305/292-3430
fax 292-3577
Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey
310 Fleming Street
Key West, FL 33040
305/292-3440
fax 292-3466
Commissioner George Neugent
25 Ships Way
Big Pine Key, FL 33043
305/872-1678
fax 872-9195
Commissioner Mary Kay Reich
88820 Overseas Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
305/852-7175
fax 852-71 62
Commissioner Nora Williams
490 63rd Street, Ocean
Marathon, FL 33050
305/289-6000
fax 289-6306
James Roberts, County Administrator
Public Service Building
5100 College Road
Key West, FL 33040
305/292-4441
fax 292-4544