R94-75 RESOLUTION N O. R94- ~',.~'
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PLANS TO ELIMINATE ALL PARKING AND SEVERAl
MEDIAN CUTS FROM A 4.3 MILE STRETCH OF U.S.
HIGHWAY 1.
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation has proposed a $2.6
million project to encompass U.S. Highway 1 from the C-16 Canal in Boynton Beach
to George Bush Boulevard in Delray Beach; and
WHEREAS, the project calls for the elmination of all on-street parking and
many median cuts along this 4.3 mile length of U.S. Highway 1 and the construction
of bicycle paths insteao; and
WHEREAS, the many businesses located on U.S. Highway 1 depend upon
the targeted on-street parking for use by their customers; and
WHEREAS, the elimination of this parking would effectively destroy an entire
business community; and
WHEREAS, there is no justification for the elimination of the parking on U.S.
Highway 1; and
WHEREAS, those same businesses likewise depend upon the median cuts
to allow customers to reach their establishments; and
WHEREAS, the elmination of those median cuts would greatly reduce access
to businesses located on the highway; and
WHEREAS, the owners of the businesses which would be affected are
unanimous in their opposition to the elimination of the parking and median cuts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida
does hereby vehemently oppose the elimination of on-street parking and median
cuts along U.S. Highway 1 in Boynton Beach; and
Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida,
does hereby implore the Florida Department of Transportation to revise its proposal
for U.S. Highway 1 from the C-16 Canal in Boynton Beach to George Bush
Boulevard in Delray Beach to allow said parking and all median cuts to remain.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
CITY OF
Mayor
ATTEST:
Cit~'Clerk
Approved as to Form:
~ty Attorney
Commissioner
Reso. Dot
4/26/94
day of April, 1994.
FLORIDA