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Fr- , -7 'JUN 5 1990 Boos 80 P,9Gr 37 Commissioner Scurlock didn't see any way for 12th Avenue to ever be paved if the City was exempted from the assessment. Mr. Nason suggested that in order to get the road paved, one alternative would be for the County to pick up that portion of the assessment that was assigned to the cemetery. Ovida Wyatt, 1375 12th Avenue across from the cemetery; stated that she had never seen a petition to pave the road, and Director Davis advised that the County has received a petition, but perhaps not all the property owners were given the opportunity to sign it. That happens sometimes when one block captain will initiate the program and circulate the petition to a certain number of property owners. Commissioner Bird was in favor of redoing the assessment and giving the residents an opportunity to be heard again. He noted that if you took the City out of the project, which is about one-fourth of the frontage, the percentage in favor probably would increase to about 50%. Commissioner Scurlock felt the Mobley/Blackburn tract is unique in that it is a large parcel with 11 or 12 homes that have access off of lith Avenue and the owners feel there is no need for access from 12th Avenue. Chairman Eggert pointed out that we have not heard from the Mobleys or Blackburns. Mrs. Wyatt explained that when they purchased their lot there approximately 32 years ago, a 75 -ft. wide roadway was indicated between the cemetery and their property. However, a few years later a fence was built down the middle of that right- of-way, and she called various people at that time until she finally reached a gentleman who told her there was an agreement when Mr. Rivenbark put in that subdivision that the City would deed 35 feet and Mr. Rivenbark would deed 35 feet for a roadway, 12th Avenue. The City had discovered that they did not sign their agreement, and therefore, would not have to live up to it. 38