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The high cost for the realty, road construction costs, and cost <br />of lengthy condemnation are excessive considering what would be <br />accomplished. <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />1. Condemnation at considerable cost and time. <br />2. Due to non-availability of funds, delete this project from <br />consideration. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDING <br />Staff recommends abandoning this project. <br />Chairman Scurlock asked the status of the Mooney property <br />and the possibility of the County getting utility easements and <br />the property owners getting that street paved. <br />Public Works Director Jim Davis didn't think it had fallen <br />through. He explained that while Mrs. LaCava has expressed a <br />desire to liquidate her assets in Florida, she is not willing to <br />sell for Tess than $50,209. He felt the owners of the patio <br />store and the owners of the other commercial stores there still <br />are interested in acquiring that property so that they can get <br />the road paved. Director Davis suggested that the County take a <br />formal position that we will not pay Mrs. LaCava that much for <br />her property. Staff feels this action today may open the door <br />for further negotiations, and hopefully get this thing down to <br />some reasonable costs. <br />Commissioner Bird stressed that we have a bad situation <br />there which is not going to go away, and Chairman Scurlock noted <br />that Mooney is looking to acquire the property, which would cut <br />our costs in obtaining utility easements. <br />Director Davis advised that we have not given up on the <br />project, but there is no way we should pay $50,000 for a little <br />25 -ft. wide strip of land that you cannot build anything on. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Wheeler, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Eggert, the Board unanimously approved <br />staff's recommendation to abandon this project. <br />28 <br />APR 19198 <br />�q <br />BOOK 12 ME 109 <br />