19-2898.   Same; resolution by park boards; contents; approval of countycommissioners; engineering report and recommendations.Whenever, any county park board of commissioners certifies byresolution, in writing, to the board of county commissioners of any suchcounty, that the fenced county park and recreational area, then containingover eight (8) miles of park drives, in the county park has been visited,patronized and used by an average of five hundred thousand (500,000)passenger vehicles during each of the past five (5) years and the trafficis increasing to the extent that congestion and traffic hazards develop atthe entrances and exits necessarily located on one end of the public park,which by reason of topographical conditions make it impractical to provideadditional entrances and exits without excessive cost and that acquisitionof additional land to enlarge the park to connect with one or more existingpublic roads, would greatly convenience and serve persons seekingrecreation in such county park, together with other information andrecommendations deemed proper and in the public interest by such countypark board of commissioners. Thereupon, it shall be the duty of such boardof county commissioners to carefully examine said resolution, verify thefacts and make findings relating to vehicular traffic congestion andhazards, if any.

      In the event such board of county commissioners approve therecommendations of the county park board of commissioners and deem itadvisable to remedy vehicular traffic congestion and hazards, if found toexist, it shall be the further duty of such board of county commissionersto appoint one or more competent and experienced park engineers andplanners to make a reconnaissance to determine most economical andpractical way to correct the traffic problems and whether or not it wouldbe best to enlarge the public park in any direction to connect with one ormore existing public roads in the county, build park drives and additionalvehicular entrances and exits to the county park and furnish preliminaryestimate of cost, less cost of land to enlarge the park, if so recommendedby such experienced park engineers and planners.

      History:   L. 1963, ch. 191, § 2; June 30.