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Minutes 11-13-54MI!~oTn~ OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF -~HE PLANNING BOARD OF BOSTON ~ ~ OF BEACH WITH TP~ ~uiz~-,SS~ON~R$ BOSTON BEACH AT THE CITY HALL~ BOY~TO~ BEACH~ FLOR~A~ ~N NO-~?~ER~ 19~. PRESEN~T · Mayor A.E.~hook Co~missioner Joseph DeMarco Commissioner Stanley Weaver Co~missioner Albert W. Deem. Mr. Robert MoDonaid: Chairman, ?larming Mr. A.H.Nys~ist ) Mr. Henry Merkei, Jr. ) Mr. L.C.Chadwell ) o!anning Board Mrs. Ann Barrett ) Board. Commissioner Howard Hood was called away before the meeting came to order, M~. McDonald opened the meeting at 7.g5 P.M. end exmlained that its ourpose was to bring the Commissioners and the Planning Board together to discuss the oros and cons of the widening of the highwey~ that the ?iarning Board are of the ooinion that the views of the ~eoo~e should be obtained ss well as those of the minority group. Mr~ Weaver suggested that~ in other words, zhe ?ma._~=mng Board would like to out it on the December ballot. Mr. McDonald agreed and said that the result of the referendum would ~i~'e a ~e~ty good idea of whether the oeole want a highway of 100 ft. minimum width~ wmon safety zszanas~ or not. In discussing the right of way he said that com~arative!y few buildings would have to be moved~ and that in any ease these will h~ve to be moved eventuaily~ that st the South end of town the rest is practically o~en country~ that County Co~=missioner Ben Sum. dy says the County will go along~ but as they must pro rate the money available so that each comnmniny gezs its share~ it would take avmroximatety three years to acquire the riyht of way. _ w~=xe~ as to whether the County In reply to a question ~rom Mr. ~-~ ~ ' Cz~y water l=ne~ which is four feet from the curb~ move the ~ ~ Merkel said they would ~o it, and do '~ m~ right. Mr McD~na!o said the Planning Board =~e all mn favor of the wmmenea hmghway ama feel sure ~+=~ would enhance the City~ and they want the opinion ~f the Commissioners concerning it. In the discussion fol!owing~ M~. Shook~ with reference to safety istands~ said concrete would be cheaoer than grass~ and that the Federal Government will not spend money on islands of less than i~ feet. Mr. Chedwel! said that putting the question on the ballot would allow everyone to vote without cost~ and that no one would be eom- mitring themselves to anything° Y~ Weaver said the result would not be binding on the City~ and would be more in the nature of s Gallup ~ollo There was discussion on the feet that at the North end of town a 116 feet highway would '~drt some Deo~!e~ and it was thought that the State Rdad Department would build a !00 foot road ~here the City could not get 116 feet. ~at in the South end of town~ where the City could get 116 feet~ the State Rdad Department would build t~ that dimension. The Co~missioners ek~oressed themselves as favoring the widening of the road~ but th~ the question was how to obtain the necessary commitments. During the discussion it was oointed out that the hi~nway will be a military one~ that the Federal Goverrt~ent will give more aid in ~roportion to its width: and that in order to get the maximum Fed- ersl aid the road ~il! have to be 118 feet. After further discussion~ it was agreed by the Commissioners tha~ in order to determine if the registered voters of Boynton approve of a highway of a minimum width of i00 feet~ with safety islends~ the question should be put on the ballot of Eecember ?o In order to bring home to the meo.~!e of Boynton the advantages of a wider highway~ it was agreed that the State Road Department at Fort Lauderdale should o~ asked to provide the Planning Board with samol~ mhotographs of finished bouievards~ with safety islands~ in Fort Lauder4aie~ 0cala or other cities for comparison with ~hotographs of ~resent roads in Boynton~ In this connection Mr. Chsdwel! reported that when he and Mr. ~yquist r~cently met with the State Road Depart- ment at Fort Lauderda!e~ Mr. Irving had remarked that if Boynton accevts a i00 foot wide highway now~ in ten years: time the people will be complaining that the Commissioners and ?la~ning Board should have k~own better and have ~emanded 1[0 feet. it was decided that the next meeting of the Piamning Board will be on Tuesday~ November 30. Mr. Chadweli moved~ ~, Nyqhist seconded~ that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried, Secretary.