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MAY 51982 acoK, 49 56 Mr. Armstrong suggested, if possible, the Board could improve the road and make it useable for senior citizens to drive over safely, and with the acquisition of the future property, then the County could improve the street properly. Motion was made by Commissioner Lyons, seconded by Commissioner Wodtke, that the County assist the Council on Aging in getting the property owner on the south side of 14th Street, from a position opposite the entrance to the proposed Senior Center, to dedicate the necessary right-of-way to the County, so that the County could legally maintain 14th Street between the entrance to the proposed Senior Center and 6th Avenue. Commissioner Lyons noted that his Motion was just to maintain the road;ithey have other places in the County that may have the same kinds of problems. He added if the County helped the Council on Aging to get the property owner to deed the right-of-way to the County, then the County could legally maintain the road. In other words, Commissioner Lyons pointed out that the County was working with the Council on Aging to obtain a County maintained road. Mr. Armstrong stated that the Motion would be helpful to them so that they could go to the federal authorities advising them that the County would provide them with good access to the subject property as soon as additional right-of-way was acquired by the County. A gentleman, who resides at Southgate Village located near the property under discussion, approached the Board. As President of the Southgate Village Association, he asked the Board to pave the road from U.S. #1 all the way to 6th Avenue. He advised that the Association would be glad to give the County the 25' right-of-way they would need, and they planned to remove their fence located on 14th Street. Commissioner Bird commented that the Engineering Department could contact the abutting prc.perty o,vners on