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- M M request access onto 140th Street in the future. If the hospital did make that request, the County would be in a position to have the entire length of 140th Street paved. He emphasized that he has seen a number of site plans turned down where there wasn't sufficient R/W, and felt that it is entirely appropriate on this County -initiated project to exclude 140th Street in the paving project due to insufficient road R/W. In summary, Attorney Collins stressed the points that the hospital is in an unplatted area and does not have access to the subdivision. If there is any development on the property after the sewer plant is removed, that development will be entirely hospital related and will be served entirely through access off of Bay Street or U.S. #1. Under the scenario that has been presented this morning, his clients maintain that since there is no benefit to them from the proposed improvements, the hospital should not be included in the assessment. Commissioner Wodtke asked if the property owned by the hospital could be sold at some time in the future, and Attorney Collins confirmed that it could, but if the new owner wished to have access onto 140th Street, he would have to come before this Board for plat approval, and the Board would have the right to obtain the necessary R/W and require other improvements or extractions. Fred Mensing, resident of Roseland, felt that the Board would be setting a precedent by going ahead and paving a road on 35 feet and that the County should abandon the road or go ahead and get a minimum of 60 feet of R/W in order to preserve the neighborhood rather than trying to squeeze in a substandard road. He urged the Board to take steps to obtain another 35 feet since the hospital is not using any portion of this land and felt that now is the time to get it. 41 BOOT 6 PA's- 41