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COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT ONE OF THE PURPOSES FOR THIS <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT IS TO ELIMINATE SLUMS AND BLIGHTED AREAS <br />AND THE GIFFORD AREA FITS THIS DESCRIPTION. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER SUGGESTED THAT -IF THE: BOARD COULD AGREE <br />ON ONE PROJECT, WE MIGHT HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF RECEIVING FEDERAL <br />MONIES. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER CONTINUED THAT THIS GIFFORD AREA HAS DIRT <br />ROADS, A POOR WATER SYSTEM, NO STREET LIGHTS, POOR DRAINAGE AND HE <br />FEELS THAT THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO USE FEDERAL FUNDS THAN GIFFORD. <br />HE LISTED HIS PRIORITIES AS FOLLOWS. <br />1. PAVE ROADS IN GIFFORD AREA <br />2. IMPROVE THEIR WATER SYSTEM <br />3. IMPROVE DRAINAGE <br />4. INSTALL STREET LIGHTS <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE AGREED WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED BUT HIS PROJECT AND FIRST PRIORITY <br />WOULD BE TO IMPROVE URBAN DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES AND MID FLORIDA <br />UTILITIES. BOTH AREAS SERVICED BY THESE TWO UTILITY COMPANIES ARE <br />IN PREDOMINATELY LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREAS, WHICH WOULD FULLY MEET <br />THE QUALIFICATIONS. HE FEELS THAT GOOD WATER SYSTEM IS MORE IMPORTANT` <br />THAN PAVING ROADS. <br />COMMISSIONER MASSEY STATED THAT HIS TOP PRIORITY PROJECT WOULD BE <br />TO IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE IN AN AREA IN THE COUNTY THAT INCLUDES A PUBLIC <br />SCHOOL, WHERE THERE IS VERY LITTLE DRAINAGE AND THE AREA IS WATERLOCKED; <br />THIS IS THE WEST WABASSO AREA. <br />COMMISSIONER MASSEY STATED THAT HE DID NOT AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER <br />SCHMUCKER ON THE BENEFITS OF SUBMITTING ONLY ONE PROJECT. HE FELT THAT <br />WE SHOULD SUBMIT ALL THE AREAS WHICH COULD BENEFIT FROM THESE PROGRAMS. <br />HE ALSO DISAGREED WITH COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKERS PROJECT OF STREET <br />LIGHTS FOR THE GIFFORD AREA, HIS REASON BEING THAT THE ROCKRIDGE <br />COMMUNITY HAS A SPECIAL LIGHTING DISTRICT FOR THEIR STREET LIGHTS. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE LISTED THE FOLLOWING AREAS AND PROJECTS: <br />THE GIFFORD AREA; RECREATION EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAMS, PAVING ROADS, <br />URBAN DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES WATER SITUATION IS NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION <br />BY FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION; THE DRAINAGE SITUATION IN THE WEST <br />WABASSO AND FELLSMERE AREA; A HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR MODERATE AND LOW <br />INCOME HOUSING. <br />-3- <br />800K .22 PAGE 26 <br />