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MAR 5 1991 BOOK 82 PAGE 833' Alternative No,. 3 Recent discussions with the members of the Vero Lakes Estates Homeowners Association, Road and Drainage Subcommittee, indicate that many of the homeowners support a more aggressive paving program within Vero ,Lakes Estates. Mr. Edmund Ansin still owns many lots (approximately 4,000) in the area and he is opposed to increased assessments. If the County initiates more aggressive paving assessments, Mr. Ansin may sell his lots in Vero Lakes Estates and the area would more rapidly develop prior to water and sewer being available. The poor soils in the area justify a Public Sanitary Sewer System. If a more aggressive paving program is initiated, improvements should only be scheduled for the eastern half of the area and allow the western portion of the subdivision to remain substantially undeveloped. Since Vero Lakes Estates Subdivision contains approximately 500 of the unmaintained road mileage in the County, a controlled management plan for road maintenance within Vero Lakes Estates Subdivision could eliminate the need to add grader Route #8, reduce the impact on Mr. Ansins land holdings in the southwest quadrant of the subdivision, allow a stormwater system to be constructed prior to complete road paving and aggressive development in the area. Alternative No.3 would be to accept for maintenance the approximate 42.5 miles of unmaintained roads east of I-95 with the exception of Vero Lakes Estates, and for the Staff to prepare a phased maintenance plan for the Vero Lakes Estates area since it is uniquely subdivided and developed. This plan would be considered in a future meeting of the Board. For this alternative, the Initial and Recurring Annual Costs are as follows: Initial Year (1991/92) Fixed Costs Road improvements to improve roadway conditions, clear right-of-way (including Landfill fees), install drainage facilities, etc. so that grading can commence 42.5 miles @ $10.00/L.F. _ $2,244,000.00 Recurring Annual Costs Road Material $50,000.00 The above alternative would result in a five to seven week grading level -of -service. RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDING Staff prefers Alternative No. 1, however, if the Board would prefer to increase road grading in the County, Alternative No. 3 is the recommended action. Public Works Director Jim Davis pointed out the 7 grader routes on a map of the county, noting that route #6 is entirely Vero Lake Estates and route 7 is in the Fellsmere area, which includes Blue Cypress Lake. 38