Resolution 090-2006
Commissioner George Neugent
RESOLUTION NO. 090 -2006
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
BESEECHING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE
SIGNIFICANTLY THE CAMERA POLES INSTALLED
OR PlANNED TO BE INSTALLED ON US HIGHWAY 1
IN THE FLORIDA KEYS.
WHEREAS, the Florida Department Of Transportation, District Six has begun
installation of an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Project on the "Eighteen-Mile Stretch
and the remainder of US Highway 1 in Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, the County Commission for Monroe County recognizes that the monitoring
of traffic on US Highway 1 throughout the Florida Keys and provision of timely information to
motorists as to traffic delays is a valuable service to both the community and to tourists; and
WHEREAS, the County Commission finds that the addition of poles to accommodate
structures are redundant to existing structures and create an unsightly intrusion on the natural
environment and aesthetic features of the Keys; and
WHEREAS, the County Commission finds that the efforts of the County and
municipalities therein to curtail the negative impacts of signage on the scenic vistas of the Keys
is being contravened by the installation of many camera poles in conjunction with the ITS
project; and
WHEREAS, the County Commission previously asked FDOT to reduce the overhead
signage planned for the ITS project; and
WHEREAS, the County Commission finds that there already exist along US Highway 1
substantial utility poles, some of which could serve as structures upon which to mount the
cameras;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY THAT:
1. The Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County is opposed to the camera
poles being installed by FDOT along US Highway 1 in the Florida Keys.
2. The Florida Department of Transportation, District Six, is hereby requested to:
A. Consider eliminating most, if not all, of the poles erected or planned to be
erected for cameras in the ITS Project; and
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B. Consider mounting cameras on poles existing prior to the commencement of
execution of the ITS Project.
3. This Resolution shall become effective upon the date of its adoption herein,
4. The Clerk shall send copies of this Resolution to Representative Ken Sorensen,
Secretary Denver Stutler of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), FDOT
District Six Secretary John Martinez and Director of Operations Gus Pego, as well as the
FDOT District Six Project Manager Dori Vorce and Traffic Operations Engineer Rory
Santana.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida at a regular meeting of said board held on February 15, 2006,
Mayor McCoy
Mayor Pro Tern Nelson
Commissioner Neugent
Commissioner Rice
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