Subject:
Title
Approval, Re: Resolution Designating a Portion of County-Owned Parcel Identification Number 27-36-22-00-1 as Right-of-Way - District 5.
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Fiscal Impact:
Public Works/Local Option Gas Tax will pay for the transfer of the right-of-way $4,769.55 to Natural Resources Management Department.
Dept/Office:
Public Works Department / Land Acquisition / Natural Resources Management Department
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the attached Resolution and authorize the Chairman to execute the Resolution designating a portion of the County-owned parcel as a public right-of-way.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The subject property is located in Section 22, Township 27 South, Range 36 East, on the west side of Jones Road in Melbourne.
The Board of County Commissioners in regular session on March 26, 1996, authorized negotiations and purchase of the parcel for canal improvements for the Aurora Road Outfall Project. The County obtained fee simple ownership of the parcel by Warranty Deed for the purposes of diverting an outfall ditch to a County owned borrow pit on Eau Gallie Boulevard. The County successfully completed the project and utilized the parcel for its intended purposes.
In December 2011, the County completed an engineering report and preliminary road alignment known as the future Washingtonia Drive Extension Project. At the time, the project failed to meet purpose and need for federal funding due to the excess capacity on Interstate 95 (I-95). Today, it remains the only viable future North - South alternative to I-95 from Lake Andrew Drive to the St John's Heritage Parkway / Ellis Road interchange as the area continues to build out. Jones Road and Washingtonia Drive are located north of West Eau Gallie Boulevard on the west side of and runs parallel to I-95. This area continues to development and the City of Melbourne continues to annex properties and issue permits. The Cit...
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