The Key West citizen., 1954-11-11

This complicated and iffy
story originated last May
when the chambers traffic
committee made these re-
concentrations TO untangle
Key Vests snarled traffic
situation:
No parking on Duval Street ex-
eept for loading and unloading
trucks on one side of the street:
A city owned parking lot al An.
gela and Simonton Streets;
A city owned parking LOT at the
city dock for Navy yard workers;
Parking meters in the Elizabeth
Whitehead Streets and Caroline
Angela Street areas.
Yes.erday's Sssslcn
The chambers traffic committee
met yesterday and heard Victor
Lang, city manager. tell them that
before the city commission makes
an offer for the Angela Simon On
Street parking LOT. the commission
would like the approval or dis ..
proval Of the s73,i50 price, Har.d
Laubscher, chamber mana ger s. 1.
This price was set by an ap.
praisal board Of the Key west
Board oi Realtors.
The chambers traffic committee
yesterday said. in effect:
"okay, 80 ahead and buy the An
gela.Simonton 81. parking lot -
provided the city adopt the re.
mainder Of the program recon.
mended by the chambers traffic
committee"
City Committee conevrs
Laubscher said the recommen.
dations OF the chambers traffic
committee were concurred with hy
the eity's traffic committee.
The okay BY the chambers trat.
flee committee now has 70 be ap.
proved by the board Of directors
OF the chamber.
Board approval Is expected De.
fore Monday when the city COM
mission win act on the matter" /"
Laubscher said.
The chambers traffic COMMITTEES
ls composed Of Chairman M. Z.
Bennett, Toby Bruce, Paul sher.
Mary Graham and Sam silberma1.
congssfed Areas
Bennett has said that the most
congested areas center around the
Duval Street business district and
the area around the Naval Station
on Whitehead Street.
He said his committee feels that
by eliminating parking on DuyaI
Street and limiting deliveries off.y
TO one side Of that street, that Du.
val Immediately would be widen
ed by one lane.
Bennett also said that the park.
ing meters now on Duyal Street
could be moved 70 other areas,
thereby not cutting the eity's park.
ing meter revenue.
AS to the second point In the pro.
gram. tt Is the recommendation
Of the Chamber Of Commerce that
the city acquire that property -
now vacant at the corner ef
Angela and Simonton Streets. Tbs
lot can be used for public meter
parking. An estimated 200 cars eau
be accommodated in that space
/ alone.
Vacant city Land
When questioned about the third
point 10 the plan, Bennett said il
provided for the utilization of pro.
perry already owned by the city
and currently serving DO useful
purpose.
The suggestion is that the city
use the land at the old Clyde
Mallory Docks for all day parking
for employees in that district.
/ Although portion Of this land
is already being used In the op-
Grafton Of the shrimp business ard
also for the cars Of the fishermen
using the public docks. Bennett ex.
/ plaiaed that there is still unused
space that can park an estimated
$50 cars with the same meter ar.
rsngement as the uptown lot. The
meter can be set for ali day PARK
/ ing for employees ratEer tran
hourly parking for shopper
Il Il is believed. he szsc l4-t the
cost per car car be COR zrat.sely
low - at level with. ard possibly
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