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BOOK - 84 F'a:GE1 y generally slopes easterly from the 10-mile ridge to the Sebastian River south prong floodplain. Basically, all of the drainage watershed basins are east of that 10 -mile ridge, which was the reason staff included the unincorporated enclave within Vero Lake Estates and Pine Lake Estates in the District. The improvements that are made along with the road paving improvements include major drainage structures which accommodate the whole watershed area. In his opinion, it would not be advisable to exclude certain parcels of land in that area from the District. Attorney Vitunac asked if Director Davis could say profes- sionally that the benefits Mr. Cooper's property receives are equal to the charge of $175, or in other words, does his property benefit in at least the.amount he is being assessed even though he is far away from the roads to be paved. Director Davis stated that he would benefit to that extent because if you look at the total program, which is developing a master drainage system and a road network to serve that area, it is our feeling that the land within the District equally benefits from the total program. Of course, certain projects within the program will benefit more than others. If you look at a compre- hensive program approach to the whole area, the whole area is receiving the same basic drainage benefits and improved access benefits. Chairman Bird then asked Director Davis to explain the formula that was used to apply against the acreage and what the justification is for an increased price on Mr. Cooper's assessment because of his 5 acres. Director Davis explained that the formula used in the MSTU is similar to what is used by most drainage districts throughout the state. After developing a work program, a budget is determined from looking at the number of per parcels in the district. If you have a piece of land that is between zero and 1 acre, that is considered one parcel/acre. If you have a piece of land from 1-2 20