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SEP 4 1985 BOOK 61 FA'UE 956 Discussion ensued re the cost of paving the roads and how much could be accomplished in a year. Director Davis reported that our current cost of paving is about $100,000 a mile, and the modified budget would enable us to pave about two miles a year; 87th St. and 101st Ave. combined are about 2.3 miles. OMB Director Barton explained to those present that the per parcel/acre assessment means that for any part of an acre there is a charge of $50. If you own a lot which is less than an acre, you would pay -$50. If you have three lots together to which you have title as one unit and they total less than an acre, you still would pay just $50. If you owned three lots with a separate deed for each, you would pay $50 per lot. If you owned a piece of land that totaled 4.3 acres, you would be charged 5 x $50, or $250. Vice Chairman Scurlock further explained that each budget year priorities for the work to be done would be established, and the assessment could go up or down accordingly. The Vice Chairman asked if anyone present wished to be heard. Attorney Chester Clem came before the Board representing Edmund Ansin, owner of several thousand lots in Vero Lake Estates. He emphasized that the MSTU was originally conceived as something that would cost $5.00, "or possibly $10, a lot for the purpose of going forward with a drainage study. Attorney Clem quoted statements made in Minutes at that time which indicated that the primary purpose of the MSTU would be drainage; mainte- nance of roads was definitely secondary; and there never was any mention of paving except on a special assessment basis. Mr. Clem contended that what has been done now by jumping to an $100 assessment and then down to $50 is a complete change, and he felt that hitting people with a $50 assessment, plus an impact fee, and on top of that ad valorem taxation, is not only improper, but legally indefensible, and that to say it will be a benefit in the future is not enough. 4