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Live Oak council authorizes probe into downtown parking, Highway 129 traffic
Summary
The City of Live Oak authorized staff to pursue talks with the county and Florida Department of Transportation about property acquisition and other options to ease through traffic and parking congestion on Highway 129 near Highway 90.
The City of Live Oak City Council voted to authorize staff to investigate options to relieve through-traffic and on-street parking congestion along U.S. Highway 129 near the Highway 90 intersection, including possible property acquisition and talks with the county and the Florida Department of Transportation.
Council members said through traffic stacking at the 129/90 intersection and vehicles parked in front of downtown businesses have created safety and access problems. Councilmember (unnamed) asked to give County Administrator Sessions authority to open discussions with the county and DOT, and to investigate whether adjacent properties could be purchased and converted to a public parking lot to remove on-street parking there.
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