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lesser used portion of the line. The 80% charge is for the area using the maximum of that line. Commissioner Scurlock asked if any thought had been given to a special assessment like the SR -60 project, and Director Pinto explained that this project is too small for that type of assessment. Attorney Vitunac advised the Board that we need to answer Mr. Cason's complaint that he has property being assessed that cannot be developed, but Chairman Eggert believed Mr. Cason was referring to road access. Mr. Cason, speaking from his seat in the audience, explained that Director Davis told them back then that Indian River Boulevard is a by-pass, and not for business access. Director Davis didn't feel he had said that it was unbuildable; it was just that 6th Avenue was stressed to capacity at that time. However, Indian River Boulevard has relieved that stress, and now there is plenty of capac-i-ty_-_an--_&th__Avenue for those properties. He pointed out that the County -did compensate the Fultz family in the amount of $40,000 for the,right-of-way for the Boulevard. Director Pinto stated that the assessments of those parcels reflect their size and potential use. Richard Flinn, 3925 Mockingbird Lane, advised that he and his brother own a 40 -acre tract on the south portion of Indian River Boulevard, and recalled that at the time the County was getting ready to build t"he Boulevard, the property owners down there donated land for right-of-way that was valued higher than what the sewer assessment is now. Those donations helped the County a great deal because the County was short of money back then. At that time they donated the land, he and his brother understood there was a sewer line available at the corner of 8th Street and Indian River Boulevard and that they were going to put chases under the road so that it wouldn't have to be dug up to 21 BOOK i f't�GE " JM 199U