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51st Avenue North of Walker Avenue Chairman Lyons opened the Public Hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this matter. Janice Block, owner of a rental home on Walker Avenue, opposed the paving of 51st Avenue because she did not feel it would benefit her property as her tenants come in the front road. The house is on a corner, facing Walker Street which is paved, and 51st Avenue runs down the side of their property (the south 115 feet of Lot A). Mrs. Block stated she and her husband strongly object to being assessed approxi- mately $1100 for something they do not need and would appreciate the assessment being altered. Lee Keech, 2625 51st Avenue, stated that he had started the petition and was very much in favor of the paving. He explained that elderly people attending the day care center on 51st Avenue have to breathe the dust from the dirt road. He pointed out that the Block's tenants use the back road to access Walker Avenue. Chairman Lyons felt that was not the issue here today. Chris Blahnik, 2626 51st Avenue, spoke in favor of the petition because of the drainage and mosquito problems that come with a dirt road. He also noted that the Block's tenants use 51st Avenue and objected to the Block property being excluded from the assessment. Ben Block explained that he and his wife are not saying that the road shouldn't be paved, they are saying that they are not responsible for what their tenants do and felt it was not fair to assess them for the paving of 51st Avenue. Victor Peterson, 2630 51st Avenue, believed the Blocks would benefit by the paving because some time in the future they could put in a driveway off of 51st Avenue. ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, the Board unanimously closed the Public Hearing. 33 IHor9 F',4CE.4?8