Subject:
Title
Approval, Re: Resolution Designating State Road 3 Over the Canaveral Barge Canal as the “Christa McAuliffe Bridge” -District 2
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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 the State Road 3 Bridge as the “Christa McAuliffe Bridge”.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Sharon Christa McAuliffe was selected from more than 11,000 applicants to the NASA Teacher in Space Project in 1985 to become the first teacher to fly to space. On January 28, 1986, Christa McAuliffe passed away with the other members of the STS-51-L mission during the Challenger tragedy. This bridge designation would be a fitting tribute to her memory.
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 is 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 3 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.