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F E B 5 196 aaolc 63 F,�cE 531 Motion was made by Commissioner Lyons to accept staff's recommendation of alternative 3. Commissioner Bird advised that he had talked to Mr. Carter and urged him to accept the County's appraisal, and he wished to know if staff had heard anything more from Mr. Carter since then. Public Works Director Davis reported that nothing further has been heard, and Administrator Wright pointed out that the staff recommendation has changed since the last meeting. He believed we said we would offer $3,500 before as we did not want to get into the situation of paying full value for land, plus all attorney's fees, etc., even though taking this to condemnation probably would cost more. Commissioner Wodtke stated that while he understands the economics of the situation,- his real concern is that we would be telling other people we need to get R/W from that they can hold out and determine what court costs and attorney's fees might be, etc., and he did not feel this is a good signal to send out. However, he realized if we go with an order of condemnation, it could not only cause considerable delay but could end up costing more; so, his suggestion was to offer them $3,500 and if they don't take that, then go to condemnation. Commissioner Lyons withdrew his Motion. Commissioner Bowman asked if $3,500 was offered, and Director Davis informed the Board that in negotiations we tried to leave all avenues open, and we were told flat out that they would not accept a nickel less than $5,000. Discussion continued re condemnation, and Attorney Vitunac explained the "quick taking" condemnation process. The Chairman asked the County Attorney's opinion of a more realistic figure of attorney's fees for both in-house and outside legal counsel as he felt $1,500 was a low figure. Attorney Vitunac noted that the attorney we are paying now to condemn the R/W for the electrical line on North Gifford Road is charging $200 an hour. He believed in this case, attorneys' 42