Item C11BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: October 17, 2007
Bulk Item: Yes X No
Division: Public Works
Department: Roads & Bridges
Staff Contact Person/Phone#: Dent Pierce/292-4560
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to close Barataria Road, Cutthroat Harbor
Estates, Cudj oe Key.
ITEM BACKGROUND: A request was received from the County's Land Steward,
Beth Bergh, to close Barataria Road to vehicular access due to illegal dumping and
misuse of the property. All the platted lots on the east side of the road are currently in
public ownership (either Monroe County or the State of Florida) and the platted lots on
the west side of Barataria Road are submerged lands that are privately owned.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: None
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: n/a
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval as stated above, and approval to place a
barricade at the beginning of Barataria Road near the intersection with Pieces of Eight
Road; the barricade will allow pedestrian access.
TOTAL COST: approx. $500.00 BUDGETED: Yes X NO
Cost to County: same SOURCE OF FUNDS: Env. Land Mgmt. &
Restoration Funds
REVENUE PRODUCING: YES NO x AMOUNT PER MONTH YEAR
APPROVED BY: County Any. OMB/Purchasing Risk Management _
DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM #
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September 12, 2007
To: Dent Pierc-,Director, Monroe County Public Works
From: Beth Bergh, Monroe County Land Steward
cc: Mark Rosch, Director, Monroe County Land Authority
Ronda Norman, Code Enforcement
Subject: Request to close Barataria Rd, Cudjoe Key
The purpose of this memo is to request the closure of Barataria Rd, Cudjoe Key. As
shown in the attached aerial photo, all of the platted lots on the east side of the road are
currently in public ownership (either Monroe County or the State of Florida). The platted
lots on the west side of Barataria are submerged lands that are privately owned.
Therefore, it appears that this road is no longer needed for access. Currently, the road is
accessible by vehicles, which enables dumping and other illegal activities. In order to
avoid further dumping and damage to the conservation lands, I am requesting that a
barricade of some kind be placed at the beginning of Barataria Rd, near the intersection
with Pieces of Eight Rd. The barricade should allow for pedestrian access. I would be
happy to meet with you on site to discuss the situation.
if approved, the source of funding to pay for a barricade at this site will be the Mornm
County Environmental Land Management and Restoration Fund. Please forward any
invoices to me for payment.
Thank you for your help. If you have any questions or if you need additional
information, please feel free to contact me at x 2511.
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Proposed Barricade
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