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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=georgia,palatino size=3>Paul,</FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino>In reference to some of your questions above, here is an article that discusses plans to build a pedestrian walkway alongside the FEC trestle:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100223/OPINION/100222015/Our-views--Mourning-three-teens-(Feb.-23"><FONT face=georgia,palatino size=3>http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100223/OPINION/100222015/Our-views--Mourning-three-teens-(Feb.-23</FONT></A><FONT face=georgia,palatino size=3>)</FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino>The plans have been under development for quite a while, but adequate funding has not been available.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is not completely clear from the article, but I assume that the proposed walkway would not be attached to the FEC trestle, but rather, would be built as a freestanding structure alongside of the FEC trestle.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=georgia,palatino></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=georgia,palatino>What I find interesting is that there is apparently enough need for pedestrians to cross Crane Creek at the location of the FEC trestle to justify the construction of a pedestrian bridge there.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So the FEC trestle has apparently been serving a need to cross the creek, as opposed to just being an attractive nuisance for thrill seekers.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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