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i THE ADMINISTRATOR INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FELDER GUNTER ASKING THAT THE BOARD RECONSIDER THE REQUEST MADE BY ROY AND RAY HOGAN, COLA STREETMAN AND HIMSELF TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN A MARL SURFACE ROAD ON C-5 CANAL ROAD BETWEEN RANGELINE AND I-95. DAVID GUNTER APPEARED AND SAID THEY UNDERSTOOD IT WAS THE BOARD'S POLICY TO MAINTAIN SUCH A ROAD ONCE THE LAND OWNERS HAD IMPROVED IT AND i BROUGHT IT UP TO COUNTY STANDARDS. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT IN THE PAST THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO FIND SUITABLE MATERIAL ON THE OVER- BURDEN FROM THE CANAL WITH WHICH TO IMPROVE THE ROADS, BUT THIS PARTICULAR ROAD IS IN AN AREA WHERE ITIS MOSTLY SAND WHICH CANNOT BE USED TO MAKE A PASSABLE ROAD. HE POINTED OUT THAT THEY HAVE INCREASED THE TAX BASE IN THIS AREA CONSIDERABLY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND INTO CITRUS GROVES, AND ALL THEY ARE ASKING IS FOR SOME VERY MINIMUM IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE A ONE -LANE ROAD SUITABLE FOR FARM EQUIPMENT. ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS STATED THAT THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY CAN BE USED, AND ALL IT WOULD TAKE IS A LITTLE CLEARING F AND HAULING IN SOME MARL TO MAKE A ROAD ABOUT 19 FEET WIDE. HE NOTED THAT WE DO HAVE A MARL PIT QUITE CLOSE TO THIS AREA. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Loy,, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO MAKE MINIMUM IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTAIN C-5 CANAL ROAD. .JAMES BEINDORF, ENGINEER, PRESENTED TO THE BOARD RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS FOR POTABLE WATER MAINS, WHICH COVERED THE USE OF P.V.C. PIPE. IN DISCUSSION IT WAS NOTED THAT THIS IS MAINLY FOR UTILITY DEPARTMENT PURPOSES AND CAN BE ADOPTED JUST AS A POLICY. ° ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER _ SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS _ FOR POTABLE WATER MAINS, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: t � i I + . 38' .MAR 241976 � ,1