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eooK l9 rAGE 92 assessed, and then bring a recommendation back to the Board after notifying Mr. Levy of when that will occur. (COMMISSIONER BOWMAN SECONDED THIS MOTION FURTHER ON IN THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION) Under discussion, Commissioner Wheeler could support the Motion if the cost of the survey were to be assessed to the lot, but Commissioner Bird felt that the County was wrong also in buying the property without having it surveyed. He believed there was a certain assumption there that day when Mr. Levy was shown the property within the fenced -in area. Commissioner Bowman pointed out that you have a public nuisance here and a very negligent landowner who paid no attention to the property whatever, and she saw no reason why the County should eat $10,000. William Koolage, 815 26th Avenue, recommended that whenever the County does a survey or hires a survey done, they pay the additional minimal cost for concrete monuments. Mr. DeBlois advised that we have pictures from the 1987 cleanup, but we don't have pictures of this latest abatement. Commissioner Bird felt that was another lesson to be learned today, that if we are going to demolish structures and clear property, we take before and after pictures so that we build our case. He noted that his Motion still stands to have the survey done and have the County Administrator come back with a recommen- dation on how the charges are to be assessed. Attorney Collins advised that we could not assess the owner of Lot #14 at this point since the nuisance has been abated and the owner of Lot #14 wasn't notified and didn't have an opportunity to be heard or contest the matter. Commissioner Bird felt we may have to eat that part that is attributable to Lot #14. Commissioner Wheeler was in favor of tabling this to give Mr. Levy an opportunity to get a survey done and find out whether 28