I received a message earlier this week that I wanted to share... [BEGIN QUOTED TEXT] Hi Ali --- After receiving the email regarding the petition update, we sent an email to Tanya King to oppose the proposed roundabout. We recd the following reply from her and wanted to share it with you. Text is as follows: Hello everyone, I understand your concerns with roundabouts, especially after the Jacaranda roundabout. You may not be aware but the modern roundabout, when designed and constructed properly, work more efficient than signals. They reduce fatalities by 90%, serious injuries by 76% and improve safety for all users, including pedestrians while also reducing congestion. It also reduces speeds. Mr. ________, you mentioned the Jacaranda roundabout in your email. The Jacaranda roundabout was over designed for the amount of traffic that is currently using it. The county tried to retrofit the design with the quick curb but that did not work either. You may not know but we are currently working with the county to correct the design issues with the Jacaranda roundabout. Currently District 1 has 2 roundabouts, US 17 at Hunt Brothers and SR 33 at Dean Still. Both roundabouts are working great for not only large trucks but also for our seasonal residents. It is our policy now than whenever a signal is warranted the intersection has to be analyzed for a roundabout. We are continuing with our analysis and will update you in the future if anything changes. Best regards, Tanya N. King, P.E., CPM Traffic Studies Engineer Florida Department of Transportation District One MS 1-8 801 North Broadway Avenue P.O. Box 1249 | Bartow, FL 33830 (: 863.519.2509 7: 863.534.0915 *: tanya.king@dot.state.fl.us [END QUOTED TEXT] After reading this, I am going to try to find out: 1) who, then, is ultimately responsible for the design? And, 2), how did it happen that one was allowed to be installed wrong? Seeing as we don't want to allow the same mistakes to happen, I would like to get these questions answered to try to keep tabs on who will actually be responsible for the design and approval of it. Have a great day! Ali