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w ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS.SAID HE WOULD WANT TO BE SURE THAT THE CONTRACTOR UNDERSTOOD THE COUNTY ROAD SPECIFICATIONS AND WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO HIM BEFORE THE BID WAS ACCEPTED. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE CITY HAS HAD A POLICY OF PAYING 33% FOR MANY YEARS, BUT THEY DO NOT NECESSARILY PAVE EVERY ROAD THAT IS REQUESTED. HE STATED.THAT HE PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COUNTY PARTICIPATE ON A 50-50 BASIS AND FELT IT WOULD BE A GOOD ANSWER TO GETTING MORE ROADS PAVED. COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT TAKING THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY TO GO INTO NEW ROADS. HE POINTED OUT, HOWEVER, THAT RE DID NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ANYTHING IN THE BUDGET NOW EXCEPT WHAT WAS SET UP FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE, AND ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS NO MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK THIS YEAR. ATTORNEY COLLINS LEFT THE MEETING AT 9:00 O'CLOCK A.M. TO ATTEND COURT, COMMISSIONER MASSEY STATED THAT THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR NO MONEY HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR NEW ROADS AND ONLY THE BARE MINIMUM WAS SET ASIDE FOR MAINTENANCE. THIS WAS DONE PURPOSELY TO HOLD THE BUDGET DOWN. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE DEGREE OF PARTICIPATION AS WE DID AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PREPARING OF THE BASE. HE THEN SUGGESTED THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR CHECK WITH DICKERSON, INC., TO SEE WHAT PREPARATION THEY ARE ACTUALLY PLANNING IN THE BID THEY PRESENTED TO MR. OZGOWICZ AS.HE NOTED THAT IN THAT BID THERE WAS A STATEMENT READING "GRADE -RENTAL BASIS" WHICH MIGHT PRESENT AN UNKNOWN COST. HE ASKED MR. OZGOWICZ TO GO BACK TO -THE PROPERTY OWNERS HE REPRE- SENTED WITH THE IDEA THAT THE COUNTY WILL DO THE PREPARATION AND PRELIMINARY WORK. THE HOUR OF 9:30 O'CLOCK A.M. HAVING PASSED, THE DEPTY CLERK READ THE FOLLOWING NOTICE WITH PROOF OF PUBLICATION ATTACHED, TO -WIT: -5- n of 244,A36