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MR. SWENSON POINTED OUT THAT THE TYPE OF TECHNIQUE THEY ARE PROPOSING IS APPROVED BY HUD. COMMISSIONER SOY NOTED THAT ALTHOUGH THE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION WOULD ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION CHANGE AND MANY OTHER THINGS CHANGE, AND SHE WOULD JUST RATHER HAVE THEM OUT OF THE COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY. SHE FELT THE LANDSCAPING IDEA IS GOOD, BUT WOULD RATHER THEY DO IT ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY. COMMIS- SIONER SOY CONTINUED THAT IF, FOR SOME REASON, THAT ROAD HAS TO BE WIDENED, WE WOULD HAVE TO GO IN AND TEAR UP THE LANDSCAPING. MR. SWENSON.REPLIED THAT IF THE CORPORATION OWNED ALL THE LAND, THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEM, BUT SOME OF THE PLACES THAT ARE NOT DEVELOPED ARE PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTIES; AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO COME UP WITH A HODGE-PODGE LANDSCAPE TREATMENT. COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO VOTING TO PUT TREES IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY IF GDC WOULD AGREE TO CONTINUE THE MAINTENANCE IF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION DEFAULTS. MR. SWENSON NOTED THAT THERE WILL BE A TIME IN THE FUTURE WHEN THEY ARE NOT WORKING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEY ARE TRYING TO ASSURE THAT THERE IS A LEGAL ENTITY TO HANDLE THIS WHEN THEY LEAVE. ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THE BOARD IS TRYING TO TELL GENERAL DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY WANT MORE - PARTICULARLY IN REGARD TO INDEMNIFICATION IF ANYTHING HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF TREES IN THE RIGHTS-OF-WAY. HE NOTED THAT THE COUNTY WOULD MUCH PREFER TO HAVE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT EITHER PRIMARILY OR SECONDARILY RESPONSIBLE RATHER THAN A SHELL HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE EXISTING FOR YEARS. MR. SWENSON DID NOT KNOW IF THEY COULD MAKE SUCH A STATEMENT. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THAT IT MUST ALSO BE DEFINED AS TO WHAT PART OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY THEY WOULD WANT TO USE. COMMISSIONER SOY COMMENTED THAT ON THE 1,100 LOTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SOLD, THEY COULD SET ASIDE ADDITIONAL RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THE LANDSCAPING. 35 D E C 1-9 19 79 BOOK .42 PAGE 339