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1987L; <br />MK 69 PA,F 851: <br />would get involved in such an active program of $482,000 and go <br />ahead and do $200,000 that directly relates to schools and then <br />wait for them to come up with some sort of commitment. He felt a <br />better approach would be to go to the school system first and say <br />we have three schools here that directly benefit from sidewalks <br />and ask what kind of participation, if any, can we get because <br />once we have already done the $200,000 worth of work, he was sure <br />he knew what the answer would be. He noted that he has discussed <br />this with them on a number of occasions, pointing out that even <br />though in subdivisions we require people to put in sidewalks to <br />get the children to schools, the school system has been unwilling <br />to build sidewalks in front of their own schools. <br />Commissioner Wheeler believed this lack of cooperation <br />between the school system and the county has been going on fora <br />time time, and speaking as a taxpayer, he felt this problem, <br />which relates to the safety of the children, could have been <br />addressed prior to the schools even being built if the schools <br />would work with the county through a site plan. <br />Chairman Scurlock advised that the school system has been <br />doing this to a greater extent, but their attitude still is <br />basically that these other items that are directly related to <br />site plan are not a cost to be borne by them. We contended that <br />if you put a school in a proper location, things such as proper <br />roads, sidewalks, bike paths, already would be available, but <br />they build in locations that are way out and cheaper, but they <br />don't have adequate drainage, roads, etc. The Chairman believed <br />we have sent the message that it might turn out to be a more <br />economical site if services, etc., were already available , and <br />he felt the message finally has been received. <br />Commissioner Eggert noted that the recommendation says the <br />funding should be a joint effort, and she asked if there is an <br />agreement on this because she felt we would be premature to pass <br />on this if they keep saying no. She personally would like to <br />78 <br />M. M <br />