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Recommendations <br />-_ =>-Based upon the low evaluation rating in considering the County's interest <br />on accepting this road, it is recommended that the County not accept mainten- <br />ance of Durrance Road east of U.S. Highway #1. - <br />If the County does accept the road, funding for maintenance in the amount <br />of $397.72 per annum would be from Road and Bridge Department budgeted funds. <br />NATHAN DAVIES STATED THAT THIS ROAD IS ACTUALLY 65.3' WIDE <br />AND HAS QUITE A BIT OF MARL AND SHELL AS A BASE. ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT <br />DRAINED AS WELL AS IT COULD BE, HE DID NOT BELIEVE IT WOULD REQUIRE A <br />GREAT DEAL OF MONEY TO GET THIS IN GOOD CONDITION. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AS TO THE ACTUAL WIDTH OF THE ROAD, <br />COUNTY ENGINEER DAVIS STATED THAT THE ACTUAL ROAD IS 30'; THE RIGHT—OF— <br />WAY IS 65.3', AND IT DOES CONSTRICT AS IT APPROACHES THE RIVER TO ABOUT <br />40'. <br />MR. DAVIES CONFIRMED THAT Ht AND MRS. DURRANCE HAVE AGREED <br />TO DEED THIS TO THE COUNTY. <br />COMMISSIONER FLETCHER NOTED THAT THE ROAD WOULD HAVE TO HAVE <br />SOME ADDITIONAL MARL TO BRING IT TO COUNTY STANDARDS, AND OUR ENGINEER <br />HAS INDICATED HE IS WORKING ON GETTING SOME FIGURES FOR THE PROPERTY <br />OWNERS AS TO WHAT THAT COST MIGHT BE. <br />MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER FLETCHER, SECONDED BY COMMIS— <br />SIONER SCURLOCK, TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADMINISTRATOR <br />AND DENY MAINTENANCE -OF DURRANCE ROAD UNTIL PROPERTY OWNERS ARE INFORMED <br />WHAT .IMPROVEMENTS WOULD HAVE.TO BE MADE BEFORE THE COUNTY WOULD ACCEPT <br />MAINTENANCE. <br />DISCUSSION -FOLLOWED IN -REGARD TO THE ESTIMATED COST OF <br />$10,000 WHICH MR. DAVIES FELT WAS A GREATLY EXAGGERATED FIGURE,- AND - <br />CHAIRMAN LYONS SUGGESTED THAT COUNTY ENGINEER DAVIS LIMIT HIMSELF TO <br />SETTING OUT THE STANDARDS _THAT THE COUNTY WILL -ACCEPT, AND THEN MR. <br />DAVIES AND -MRS. DURRANCE CAN GET THEIR OWN COST -ESTIMATE. _ <br />_ COMMISSIONER FLETCHER AGREED AND FELT --IF MR, DAVIES AND <br />ENGINEER DAVIS.GET..TOGETHER, SOME OF -.THESE MATTERS -CAN BE ANSWERED. <br />-COMMISSIONER WODTKE QUESTIONED THE METHOD -OF ARRIVING AT SOME <br />OF THE-P.OINTS ON THE--EVALUATION-SHEET, AND IT. -WAS AGREED THIS MIGHT <br />REQUIRE FURTHER STUDY AT !—HE WORKSHOP MEETING, -- - <br />81 <br />9 PAGE <br />