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OCT 2 3 199.0 LkOOK �-d FAGE 160 13th Avenue from 12th Street to 14th Street Mrs. Gentile informed the Board that this petition was 73% in favor of the proposed project. The Chairman asked if anyone present wished to be heard. Jean Borchers, owner of two houses in this area, expressed her support for paving the road, but was concerned about paying the assessments due to the fact that there are several renters on the street and most of the rest are senior citizens on Social Security. She asked if this has to be paid up front or if the payments can be stretched over a period of time. I Commissioner Scurlock advised the payments are not totally due for two years, and it actually works out longer than that. We match 25% of the cost with county money. If we let everyone take more time to pay, it does create a cash flow problem for us. Mrs. Borchers again requested that the residents be allowed to stretch these payments out over a longer period of time. Public Works Director Davis noted that the lots in this subdivision are typically 55' frontage; so, the assessment should not be that great. In the previous hearing, their frontage was 200' and a much heavier assessment. It was noted that almost everybody on the street has two lots and their assessment would be $1,729. Commissioner Wheeler felt that it all boils down to what you can afford and what your income is. He didn't see why we can't go 5 years on this assessment also. Administrator Chandler advised that the county is picking up $14,000 of the total expense on this project, and Commissioner Scurlock continued to stress that we will need more seed money to continue our petition paving program. Discussion continued as to the financing and the fact that although the road will be paved within a year, the bill is not sent out for some time. Commissioner Wheeler noted that actually the people will have almost 3 years on a 2 year financing. 44