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will have a larger portion of frontage. Former Commissioner Dick Bird arranged a meeting <br />with Mr. Roberto Leon, owner of the racquet club, and discussions were held regarding <br />alternative methods of assessment which would be equitable. Staff feels that the racquet <br />club property could not be developed because of inadequate access. The neighboring <br />subdivisions are already on County water which reduces the assessable area in this <br />subdivision. <br />In response to questioning by Commissioner Ginn, Mr. Chastain advised that the <br />subdivision had originally contained private roads but those roads have now been <br />resurfaced and turned over to the County for maintenance. <br />Public Works Director Jim Davis confirmed that the subdivision's roads had been <br />resurfaced under a special assessment project and the County has assumed maintenance of <br />these roads. <br />Commissioner Ginn felt the roads could be used for access to the racquet club <br />property. <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard <br />with regard to this matter. <br />Robert Schlamowitz, 4160 6th Lane SW, spoke in opposition to the project and felt <br />that those property owners who wanted the water should bear the burden of paying for the <br />assessment. He believed the racquet club, as a commercial venture, would use much more <br />water than the residential properties, and felt staff had used very creative mathematical <br />calculations to come up with their assessment. He was also concerned about being <br />coerced into connecting to County water once the assessment project is completed. <br />Commissioner Adams questioned whether fire hydrants would be included in the <br />project, and Mr. Chastain responded in the affirmative, adding that staff was approached <br />by a number of residents going back to the early 1990s about the lack of potable water in <br />FEBRUARY 11, 2003 9 <br />