Subject:
Title
Approval, Re: Resolution Designating a Portion of State Road 518 as “Deputy Sheriff Barbara Ann Pill Memorial Highway” -District 5
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Public Works Department
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested the Board of County Commissioners approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Resolution authorizing the designation of State Road 518 between Wickham Road and John Rodes Boulevard as the “Deputy Sheriff Barbara Ann Pill Memorial Highway”.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Deputy Barbara Pill was killed in the line of duty during a traffic stop made in connection with stolen property on March 6, 2012. Barbara Pill had served the residents of Brevard County for 15 years as a Brevard County Sheriff’s Deputy as part of her 30-year law enforcement career. This road designation would be a fitting tribute to her memory.
On January 24, 2023, the Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign a letter of support addressed to Representative Tyler Sirois in support of this road designation. Memorial designations on transportation facilities in Florida are accomplished jointly through an Act of the Florida Legislature and a Resolution from the appropriate local government. Upon official designation by the Florida Legislature, it will be the responsibility of the legislative sponsors of the designation to obtain local Resolutions in accordance with Section 334.071(3), F.S. Florida Legislature officially designated the referenced portion of SR 518 on July 7, 2023.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Please return the fully executed Resolution to the Public Works Department for forwarding to the Florida Department of Transportation.