Res 36-69 RESOLUTION NO. 36-69.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING
THE WIDENING OF STATE ROAD A-I-A WITHIN
THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, the City of Delray Beach has developed and exists
largely because of its Public Beach being available for use by
resident and non-resident citizens as well as tourists; and
WHEREAS, orderly residential development of the beach area is
provided by being zoned for individual dwelling units and not com-
mercialism; and
WHEREAS, the conversion of A-1-A in Delray Beach into a four-
lane road would result in:
Loss of present esthetic beauty;
Loss of parking for users of the public beach;
Traffic Hazards for people trying to get to the beach;
Additional through traffic because of such four-laning
thereby eliminating the present scenic beauty to the
slow driving sightseer; and
WHEREAS, Since A-1-A was developed as a slow scenic route it
should be kept that way, just like the scenic Blue Ridge Mountain
Road, and not used as a north-south main thoroughfare; and
WHEREAS, modern road construction calls for the by passing of
towns and communities to relieve them of through traffic; and
WHEREAS, four-laning of A-1-A would automatically appreciably
increase traffic; and
WHEREAS, service facilities and gas stations are not available
for through traffic and to obtain these services use would have to
be made of Intracoastal Waterway bridges which are already over taxed
and conjested.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Council, on behalf of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, and the citizens of the City, hereby opposes the ex-
pansion of State Road A-1-A within the municipal limits of the City
of Delray Beach, into a four-lane highway.
Section 2. That the City Council, on behalf of the City of
Delray Beach, Florida, and the citizens of the City, hereby recom-
mend that said State Road A-I-A, within the municipal limits of the
City, be retained in its present form and character.
Section 3. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to forward a
copy of this resolution to the State Road Department and to such
other public officials as may be deemed to be appropriate.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the 25th day of
August, 1969. ~i i.~/~
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