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recommend two accesses, but it was felt the proper access for Dr. <br />Ames tract would be 16th St. <br />Roy Howard, 53rd Ave., Sundowners Subdivision, informed the <br />Board that he is Principal of Rosewood Elementary School and some <br />years ago worked for the County as assistant to the County <br />Engineer. He stated that he could assure everyone that once a <br />road is improved, its gets a much heavier load of traffic, and <br />not just from adjoining property owners. He felt the sense of <br />urgency the Board is feeling now is because they realize that <br />traffic is going to need to cross 43rd Avenue and go to Kings <br />Highway because of Meuller Center, the new shopping center on <br />Kings Highway, the expansion of the County to the west, etc. Mr. <br />Howard believed it is more to the County's interest than the <br />residents to have this road paved now. <br />Hal Mayes, 1550 53rd Ave., wished to know approximately how <br />many land owners are involved as benefited owners, and Mr. Davis <br />replied that there are approximately forty. <br />Mr. Mayes believed there were three petitioners out of those <br />forty who have pushed this through. He noted that his assessment <br />was $422, but the Board now has said they want to reduce the <br />assessment for those on 51st Court and Mr. Schlitt has asked to <br />be reimbursed for his engineering costs; he, therefore, doesn't <br />know where he stands, but he did not feel forty land owners <br />should be required to pay $60,000 on a County road. <br />Commissioner Bird inquired if Mr. Schlitt had asked to be <br />reimbursed, and Mr. Schlitt explained that he indicated if this <br />goes through as is, he is willing to pay the engineering and his <br />group's proportionate share; if, however, the County does find <br />this to be a more public road than originally believed, his group <br />still would be willing to pay their total assessment, but then <br />would like their engineering to be figured into the total cost of <br />the program. <br />James Sharp, Silver Oak Estates, noted that he wrote the <br />Commissioners and Public Works Director Davis last week, and <br />51 <br />MAR 6 1985 BOOK B0 PAGE �� <br />