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Port St. Lucie council approves roundabout design for Torino Regional Park Phase 1
Summary
After a lengthy presentation and debate over costs, wetlands and emergency access, the City Council voted to approve Option 1C—a design that includes a roundabout—over staff's recommended lower-cost emergency-access alternative.
The Port St. Lucie City Council voted to advance Phase 1 of Torino Regional Park with a plan that includes a roundabout at the park entrance (Option 1C), approving the design in a motion on Feb. 24.
Council members chose the roundabout option after a staff presentation that recommended Option 1B — a single public entrance plus an emergency-only access drive — because 1C was judged to better address long-term traffic calming and pedestrian safety despite higher up-front cost and potential wetland permitting impacts.
Staff and consultants laid out four concepts. Zach Sherman, executive project manager for Parks and Recreation, told the council the options trade off cost, tree and wetland impacts, and emergency response access. Kristen Alexa, a project landscape architect…
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