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COUNTY, AND MOST OF THE CITRUS DEVELOPED IN THE AREA IS IN BREVARD <br />COUNTY, AND IT IS HAULED ON THE SUBJECT ROADS; THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, <br />HOWEVER, BEING IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS CON- <br />TINUED THAT HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO WORK OUT SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT IN <br />REGARD TO THIS MAINTENANCE FOR SOME TIME, AND NOW THE OSCEOLA COUNTY <br />ENGINEER HAS GONE TO THE OSCEOLA COUNTY COMMISSION WITH THE PROPOSED <br />AGREEMENT SET OUT IN THE ABOVE LETTER, AND THEY ARE WILLING TO TAKE <br />OVER THE MAINTENANCE ON THE BASIS SET OUT. HE STATED THAT IT WOULD BE <br />HIS RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD THAT WE AGREE TO THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT <br />AND JUST PAY OSCEOLA COUNTY FOR OUR PORTION OF THE MAINTENANCE OF <br />THESE ROADS AS SET OUT IN THEIR LETTER OF FEBRUARY_ 27TH. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE QUESTIONED WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR AND <br />WHAT IT MIGHT AMOUNT TO IN TERMS OF DOLLARS. <br />ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS EXPLAINED THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE <br />BEEN ABLE IN THE PAST TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A BORROW PIT ON PRIVATE <br />LAND IN THIS AREA, IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAUL MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT <br />THE LONG DISTANCE TO KENANSVILLE. HE CONTINUED THAT WE HAVEN'T SPENT <br />A LOT OF MONEY OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE WE HAVE TRADED OFF. HE POINTED <br />OUT THAT YOU CAN'T RUN GRADERS THAT FAR; THEY HAVE TO BE HAULED, AND <br />HE FELT OSCEOLA COUNTY WOULD HAVE A BETTER ARRANGEMENT. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE BELIEVED THAT THIS IS THE ONLY OPTION <br />WE HAVE, BUT EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT OSCEOLA COUNTY FEELING THEY WOULD <br />HAVE TO RESPOND TO EVERY CALL THEY GET FOR MAINTENANCE IN THIS AREA. <br />HE FELT IT MUST BE DONE ON A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TYPE OF THING. <br />ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON POINTED OUT THAT VERY FEW <br />PEOPLE IN THAT VICINITY LIVE IN OSCEOLA COUNTY, AND COMMISSIONER Loy <br />FELT THAT WE JUST DO THIS MAINTENANCE NOW WHEN WE GET TO IT, AND <br />STATED SHE DID NOT FEEL THAT OSCEOLA COUNTY WILL RUN OUT THERE EVERY <br />TIME SOMEBODY CALLS. <br />MR. NELSON BELIEVED THAT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND BREVARD <br />COUNTY ARE THE ONES WHO BENEFIT FROM THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT. HE <br />EMPHASIZED THAT THERE IS A TREMENDOUS COST INVOLVED TO TRANSPORT <br />THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT SUCH A DISTANCE. <br />79 <br />MAR 19 19 0 - - BOOK' 413,.PAGE 79 <br />