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Commissioner Eggert inquired about the condition of the <br />street, and Mr. Rice stated that it is graded and in good shape. <br />Commissioner Wheeler wished to know whether, in a situation <br />such as this, there is some way the county could undedicate the <br />dirt street and let the property owners be responsible for <br />maintaining it if they don't want to pay to have it paved. <br />Attorney Vitunac explained that the problem is that if they <br />don't take care of the street and there is an accident because of <br />a bad road, we are responsible. The only other alternative would <br />be to go through the abandonment procedure and abandon the road <br />as a public road. That is possible, but he did not know whether <br />it is practical or not. <br />Commissioner Wheeler did believe paving increases the value <br />of lots, even if they are vacant, but if a majority of the owners <br />don't want their road paved, he would like to have the option to <br />say let's abandon it, and you can take care of your own road. <br />Commissioner Bird asked just how far we have to go out of <br />our way to grade these lots. <br />Mr. Rice believed the county is grading several roads in <br />Wabasso by the First Baptist Church; it is a matter of 1.7 miles <br />further to North Tropicana Drive and they must be going right by <br />there to get to Roseland and grade streets in that area. <br />Civil Engineer Terry advised we have several roads in the <br />North County, but these are the only two or three left along <br />U.S.1 in the northern area. The other roads we do grade are in <br />the Roseland area, and we are making efforts to eliminate those <br />roads also. <br />Commissioner Bird wished to see the petition paving kept on <br />more of a voluntary basis, and stated he would not want to force <br />this on someone unless the area was totally isolated, in which <br />situation possibly the county could assume the cost of paving to <br />save on the expense of grading. He personally was convinced the <br />paving would add more than $1,200 to the value of the lot, but <br />that is an economic decision the owner has to make. <br />35 <br />JUN 16 1937 bioK <br />