HomeMy WebLinkAboutTraffic Lights-1986 State will install traffic light
at busy county intersection
By Terry Minsk' dents at the intersection between Oc-
OF � December 1982 and cember 1984.Twen-
- - ty-five of those accidents involved
injuries.
LONGWOOD Charles Heffner After the study,Longwood agreed to
says he risks his life each time he at- share one-third of the $21,000 cost of
tempts to enter or exit U.S. Highway a traffic light with Winter Springs and
17-92 from his home in Skylark Seminole County. The Intersection is
subdivision. in an unincorporated area of the
But the leader of a neighborhood county.
push for a stoplight at the intersection But last January, the city learned
of Raven Avenue, Shepard Road and that state DOT funds were made avail-
U.S. 17-92 will only have to wait an- able for the light and the money was
other three to five months for that to put back in the city's general fund,
chTe city was notified last week that Heffner said clerk.
he be
the.state Department of Transporta- the need for a traffic light when he
tion awarded a contract to install the saw that four to five cars often were
light backed up to make a turn at the
Skylark residents began their cam- Intersection.
paign for a stoplight last.year, after "When that many cars pile up,pee-
heavy traffic at the intersection led to - pie get frustrated and take chances,"
namerous accidents. T u r complaints Heffner said. "Trying to...mate a.left
Poimpted Longwood police to compile torn is like taking your life in your
a,?tNAC"illa.'.Whic -liatetl.53,'acrl, .'hands." .
Winter Springs approves
Tuscawilla housing project
WINTER SPRINGS — City'commmisioners this
week overruled a planning and zoning board recom-
mendation and approved a 230-unit Tuscawilla hous-
ing project because it is compatible with the sur-
rounding neighborh000d.
Contrary to the planning board, commissioners
said the proposed houses were townhouses, not pa-
tio homes. That definition allows LeCesse Construc-
tion Corp. to build 7.5 units on each of the proper-
ty's 32 acres.
A city code says that as many as 7 patio homes
per acre can be built,while a maximum of 10 town-
houses per acre may be built.
Commissioner Cindy Kaehler opposed the motion,
saying the proposed homes are patio homes.
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