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_I ,�A�9 �b��U BOOK BOOK may, I I iJ C o,� : 11 n 9 tie into the sewer. Now it comes as a shock to find that new sewer lines are needed and that their part of the assessment will be over $44,000. He wondered if there was going to be any compensation for that, because he felt the whole south county will benefit from this, not just them. Director Davis advised that they didn't receive credits against impact fees for their right-of-way donations. Some of the properties were landlocked and had no road access whatsoever, but the Boulevard enhanced the ability for that property to be accessed. There was questionable access to some of those properties which is now improved. Director Pinto felt there was some misunderstanding here, and stressed that the main burden of the line will be to serve the properties east of the highway, although there are some small properties to the west that will be served also. Commissioner Scurlock understood that this force main will be going through--p-r-0p-erty t -hat could not be serviced by the City of Vero Beach because of the lack of capacity. He felt that is where this all changed, because at one time the City of Vero Beach was considering expanding their capacity, but now all of that has all fallen by the wayside. Director Pinto pointed out that if it wasn't for this line, there would not be sewer available for that area, whether it went north or south, and development of that property is impossible without wastewater service. He noted that when you drive along there, you will see that most of the for -sale signs are advertising that property as having water and sewer available. Quite frankly, they could take those signs down, because wastewater is not available without this line. All we are trying to do is accommodate the need. Chairman Eggert asked if they had considered a 75=25% formula, and Director Pinto advised that they had, but the in-house analysis came out to 80-20%. 22