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Sometimes issues get so complex property in the event the road is
that the only real move forward is widened to meet the traffic and safety
to stand still. demands. And those living in private .rt s-, `t°
This, we feel, could apply to residences across the road fromthe
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Hydraulic Road in the area from U.S. X ros
29 North to Georgetown Road. During everysright development
eassume tthat otheir land
rush hours it already has the ap- and, perhaps, houses will be taken . r` ' �t,:
pearance of an ant's nest that's been for the widening project.
stepped on. More developing of Whyapprovep= , r
available land there is in the works d take aevenk of theno
to add to the congestion. turn around a hunk of it for
a road widening project?Officials have said over and over R o b e r t G.
again that this segment of Hydraulic Warnee, resident
engineer for the State Highway
carries more than 8,000 cars daily and Department, has told The Daily
should be four-laned with a median Pro g
strip. ress that he hopes to have money 4;
in the revised highway budget in
The reason we repeat these well- August to do the engineering survey :e''
known facts is because we feel a
and location plans for the widening e ,,,
revived sense of urgency. This is of Hydraulic Road. Actual work on
because of a plea from a developer the plans could take six to eight .:
that the 60-foot setback requirement months.
•be waived in favor of a 45-foot setback The planning commission used good k.�;,
from the road. '
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Albehe road planning commission judgment in holding firm to the 60-foot
setback requirement in an effort to r
has refused to make an exception and q }
assure that adequate space is '�
tomorrow the case will come before available when the board of zoning appeals. this segment of r
Hydraulic is finally programmed by '
Sympathy for the county's problem the State Highway Department.
with the overloaded road has been We regret that delays are
necessary. But delays actually are
Department. By M Iv
shown by the State Highwayory
If the 45-foot setback is allowed, tools of progress. Some sort of
then the developer would have every moratorium on developing this section
of Hydraulic is needed until we can
right to interpret this as meaning e t
the county wouldn't take any of his heading Tearer view of where we're fe
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