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Home My WebLink AboutDocumentation_Miscellaneous_Tab 5_4/26/1994 ,i_. ..,....r. VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive ;,� J /�, Tequesta,Florida 33469-0273 • (407)575-6200 A 4.: Fax: (407)575-6203 MEMORANDUM TO: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager FROM: Gary Preston, Director of Public Works +�JJ1'f! DATE: April 20, 1994 SUBJECT: Public Works Committee Agenda Item; Riverside Drive Pathway As you are aware, Palm Beach County recently requested that the Village consider entering into a joint agreement to provide a pathway on the east side of Riverside Drive from County Line Road to Tequesta Drive. As proposed by Palm Beach County, the pathway would be six (6) feet wide, 1.16 miles in length and located on the property line. The total construction cost would be $95, 797.00 with the Village paying $43, 513 for our sections within the Village limits. At your request, I contacted the seven (7) Tequesta property owners along . the east side of Riverside Drive and the Tequesta Pine Property Owners Association to find out if they were for or against the pathway. To this date, no one has responded in favor of the pathway. I have received two (2 ) letters and four (4) calls opposing the project. I have attached those letters and all additional correspondence on this matter for Public Works Committee Members to review. For budgetary reasons, Palm Beach County is requesting a Village response to this joint agreement at the earliest possible date. Palm Beach County advised that this project will not take place without Village participation. Please add this item to the April 26, 1994, Public Works Committee Meeting Agenda. I will be in attendance at this meeting to answer any questions concerning this matter. GP/mk Ren/cled Pn?JP r Board of County Commissioners County Administrator Mary McCarty,Chair Robert Weisman Ken L.Foster,Vice Chairman Karen T.Marcus Carol A.Roberts Department of Engineering Warren H.Newell and Public Works Burt Aaronson Maude Ford Lee 44 • October 21, 1993 (%p , `� - I i �; .., Mr. Gary Preston Director of Public Works P.O. Box 3273 Tequesta, FL 33469 ;1'-' RE: RIVERSIDE DR. PATHWAY REQUEST Deal' Mr. Preston; The Palm Beach County Traffic Division has recently received a 'request to construct a pathway along Riverside Drive from County Line Road to Tequesta Drive. A portion of Riverside Drive is maintained by Palm Beach County and a portion is maintained by the Village of Tequesta. This request would be considered for funding in the 94/95 Fiscal Year Pathway Program. If this pathway is chosen for funding we would construct the pathway along one side of the Palm Beach County maintained portion of Riverside Drive. Palm Beach County is reluctant to build pathways that do not have continuity. We would consider assisting the Village of Tequesta with their portion of this pathway with an interlocal agreement on the funding. We are conducting a cost and feasibility study and we will contact you when it is completed. If you should have any further questions or comments please contact G. D. Dutcher of the Palm Beach County Traffic Division at 684-4030. Sincerely, OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ENGINEER John R. Whaley, PE Asst. Director - Traffic Engineering JRW:c1r File - General - Pedestrian Pathways kah\TEQESTA.PTH "An Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer" printed on recycled paper Box 21229 West Palm Beach,Florida 33416-1229 (407)684-4000 Board,'of County Commissioners County Administrator Mary McCarty,Chair Robert Weisman Ken L.Foster,Vice Chairman Karen T.Marcus Carol A.Roberts Department of Engineering Warren H.Newell and Public Works Burt.Aaronson Maude Ford Lee y �9n ircr- Januar 13 1994 O •�• Y O0- Mr. Gary Preston Director of Public Works Village of Tequesta P.O. Box 3273 Tequesta, FL 33469 RE: RIVERSIDE DRIVE PATHWAY REQUEST Dear Mr. Preston: Since I have not received a response to my letter of October 21, 1993, I have completed the cost estimating and preliminary plans for this pathway. The project _is broken into four segments with costs of each as follows: 1. East side, from County Line Road south approximately 2,630 feet to 175 feet west of Pine Hill Trail . County maintained. $37,122.00 2. East side, from Pine Hill Trail approximately 1,240. feet to 170 feet south of Riverpine Court. Village maintained. $14,136.00 3. East side, from 170 feet south of Riverpine Court approximately 1,330 feet to 100 feet south of Nicole Circle. County maintained. $15,162.00 4. East side, from 100 feet south of Nicole Circle approximately 880 feet to Tequesta Drive. Village maintained. $29,377.00. These estimates are for a 6 foot wide asphalt pathway including some type "D" concrete curbing where needed. The curbing is due to landscaping and setback requirements. The total County portion costs are $52,284.00, and the total Village portion costs are $43,513.00. This brings the complete estimated project costs to $95,797.00. In the past years, we have entered into interlocal agreements for joint projects with municipalities for the purpose of pathway construction. "An Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer" *printed on recycled paper Box 21229 West Palm Beach,Florida 33416-1229 (407)684-4000 j Mr. Garry Preston Village of Tequesta January 19, 1994 Page Two We suggest that the County develop all the engineering plans and pay the $52,284.00 portion of the total to the Village. The Village, in turn, would have the pathway constructed to meet the County supplied plans. We have found on several projects in municipalities that this is the most cost effective means of completing these types of jobs. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at 684-4030. We will await your response before proceeding further on this project. Sincerely, OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ENGINEER Cl 4 cJohn R. Whaley, P.E. Assist nt Director - Traffic Division JRW:W :emg pc: Mayor Ron Mackail , Village of Tequesta Charles W. Rich, P.E. , Director - Engineering Services File: General - Pedestrian Pathways H\GDD\TEQESTA.PT2 v. f�.14 OWN ; VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive if Tequesta,Florida 33469-0273 (407)575-6200 `.A �� Fax: (407)575-6203 C COUNSti N March 2, 1994 Mr. Ray Miller, President Tequesta Pines Homeowner' s Association 34 Hickory Hill Road Tequesta, FL 33469 RE: Riverside Drive Pathway Request Dear Mr. Miller: This letter is to advise you that on January 13, 1994, the Village of Tequesta received correspondence from Palm Beach County Engineering Department requesting Village input for a proposed Riverside Drive pathway. Palm Beach County informed the Village that requests had been received to install a Riverside Drive pathway from County Line Road to Tequesta Drive on the east side of the roadway. As proposed by Palm Beach County, the pathway would be six ( 6) feet wide asphalt and located in the right-of-way at the edge of the property line. The Village would appreciate receiving comments from the Tequesta Pines Homeowner' s Association and from your residents who would be most affected by this proposed pathway. The Village staff will review the comments received and make a recommendation to the Village Council during the Fiscal Year 1995 budget meetings concerning Village participation in this project. The Village staff will begin Fiscal Year 1995 budget preparation on April 1, 1994, and would appreciate your opinion on this pathway on or before that date, Please direct written comments to the following address: Village of Tequesta Attn: Gary Preston P. O. Box 3273 Tequesta, FL 33469 Should you have any questions concerning this matter or wish to express verbal comments on this proposed pathway, please contact me at 575-6240. Sincerely, ,16 Gary 7eston Director of Public Works GP/mk Recycled Paper • The same letter was also mailed to the following Riverside Drive residents: 1 ) Nicholas Sheffer 2) Tony Crapis 3) Diane Locher 4) Christine Green 5) Marcia K. Dingeman 6) William Elliott I *, % VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive �,; Tequesta,Florida 33469-0273 • (407) 575-6200 ` ' .v: Fax:(407)575-6203 f+cN cou$ March 2, 1994 Mr. William Frank 395 Riverside Drive Tequesta, FL 33469 RE: Riverside Drive Pathway Request Dear Mr. Frank: This letter is to advise you that on January 13, 1994, the Village of Tequesta received correspondence from Palm Beach County Engineering Department requesting Village input for a proposed Riverside Drive pathway. Palm Beach County informed the Village that requests had been received to install a Riverside Drive pathway from County Line Road to Tequesta Drive on the east side of the roadway. As proposed by Palm Beach County, the pathway would be six ( 6) feet wide asphalt and located in the right-of-way at the edge of the property line. The Village would appreciate receiving comments from Village property owners who live on Riverside Drive and would be most affected by this proposed pathway. The Village staff will review the comments received and make a recommendation to the Village Council during the Fiscal Year 1995 budget meetings concerning Village participation in this project. The Village staff will begin Fiscal Year 1995 budget preparation on April 1, 1994, and would appreciate your opinion on this pathway on or before that date. Please direct written comments to the following address: Village of Tequesta Attn: Gary Preston P. 0. Box 3273 Tequesta, FL 33469 Should you have any questions concerning this matter or wish to express verbal comments on this proposed pathway, please contact me at 575-6240. Sincerely, A4CLA-V);() Gary Preston Director of Public Works GP/mk Recycled Paper TEQUESTA PINES PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC. P.O. Box 3906 • Thquesta, Florida 33469-3906 ., -�, March 28 , 1994 Village of Tequesta Attn : Gary Preston P . O . Box 3273 Tequesta , Florida 33469 RE : Riverside Drive Pathway Request Dear Mr . Preston : Thank you for your March 2 letter concerning the proposed Riverside Drive Pathway . I have shared the contents of your letter with the Association Board of Directors and they have several reservations concerning the proposal . Although on the surface the concept might seem constructive , our evaluation of the area and the potential problems suggest that it is not a well conceived idea . As you know , Riverside is a winding/curving road which from a safety viewpoint would not seem to lend itself to a six foot wide pathway that would be a magnet to bicycle riders , roller skaters , and skate boarders - one miscue by either a driver or youngster on wheels and you can imagine the consequences as well as we can . We also have concerns about the impact upon property lines . It is our impression that in a number of cases , the proposed Pathway would cross individual property lines by a varying number of feet which , from a very small sample does not sit well with those that we have talked with . A further concern that we wish to share with you is that the aesthetics of the area do not in anyway lend itself to such a construct . I think that all of us need to keep in mind that one of the attractions of Tequesta is its quasi -rural -urban character . The work and plantings provided in the common areas of Riverside Drive by the Association and individual property owners is a collective attempt to maintain the beauty of this area . No one wants an unpleasant looking six foot wide black strip , or any type of strip in an area that has a natural beauty of its own . For the reasons I have stated as well as some that are more individual in nature we cannot support the proposal which , even under the best of circumstances would be of little benefit to the majority . Should you wish to further discuss this matter with me or Association Board please contact me . Sincerely , Ray Miller , President Mrs . Anthony Crapis 383 Riverside Drive Tequesta , Fl . 33f169 March 7, 1991..h. Ville e of Tequesta Gary Preston P.O . Box 3273 Tequesta Fl. 33L.69 Dear Mr. Freston: I am .much opposed to the 6 foot pathway which Palm Beach County porposes to put in. I know it will destroy the beauty of my property and reduce the real estate value . I am very much against it . I want to be notified if there are any future meetings of voting to take place concerning this matter. Respectfully, Mrs . Anthony Crapis