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REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE 2020 LIST OF SPECIAL EVENTS REQUIRING ROAD CLOSURE(S) THROUGH SPRING
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Staff requests that the Board of County Commissioners approve the list of 2020 Special Events Requiring Road Closure(s) through the spring.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Lisa A. Wichser, P.E., CFM
Title: County Engineer
REQUESTED BY: sponsors of various special events
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The attached list of 2020 Special Events Requiring Road Closure(s) identifies each event, the date(s) of the event, the impacted roadway(s), and its sponsor. The special events included on the list require closure of County and State roadways in unincorporated Martin County and closure of County roadways within a municipality's jurisdiction. Special events that require closure of a municipality's roadway within its jurisdiction are not included on this list. By approving this list, the Board of County Commissioners agrees that the County Engineer will ensure that the public is properly notified, and that traffic is properly detoured around the closure(s). Staff will bring forth the list again in late spring for next season's events. This will provide sponsors ample time for planning their events in the fall and winter of the coming year.
ISSUES:
The 2020 Special Events Requiring Road Closure(s) includes changes to the Port Salerno Seafood Festival (Seafood Festival). In the past, the Seafood Festival was a single day event held on the last Saturday of January and was sponsored by the Port Salerno Seafood Festival, Inc. on behalf of the Port Salerno Commercial Fishing Dock Authority (Dock Authority). The Board of County Commissioners previously approved the closure of portions of SE Dixie Highway, SE Park Avenue, SE DeSoto Avenue, SE Mulford Lane, and SE Georges Way. It has come to staff's attention that past sponsors h...
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