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Boas 84 E 80' primary problem, but we have been advised by staff that working on drainage without doing paving is not cost effective. County Attorney Vitunac asked Mr. Davis if there are other funds that are being used for this project besides the MSTU revenue. Director Davis explained that it is a blend of revenue sources. The MSTU revenue is simply one of 3 sources we are using to pave the roads and install the master plan drainage system beneath those roads. It also includes Gas Tax revenues, and in addition, we are assessing the people who actually live on the roads being paved $2.00 a front foot since it is assumed they would benefit to a greater extent than someone who does not live directly on those roads. Mr. Davis further explained that if you calculate the cost of the road paving material, the County is currently paying $29 a ton for asphalt, and with one ton, we can pave about 8 feet of roadway, which equates to about $3.00 a linear foot just to pave the road. Most people when they think of paving think only of asphalt and not all the other things involved - drainage work, the base, sodding, etc. Actually the people living on the roads will pay for the asphalt, and the monies left over from their front foot assessment will be contributed to the base material and the related drainage work. You could really say it is a drainage project and that paving is a minor component, but we usually refer to them as paving projects because people generally relate to paving more than drainage; so, perhaps we have been remiss in not stressing the drainage aspects of the projects more than we have. Attorney Vitunac asked what percent of the total project is paid by the assessment, and Director Davis advised that the MSTU revenue for the next 2 years will fund about 57.2% of the project. Attorney Vitunac noted that, therefore, about 43% is not paid by the assessment at all, and Mr. Davis agreed it is not for the next 2 fiscal years. Attorney Vitunac then wished to know what percent is for drainage as opposed to road paving, and Director Davis advised that classically drainage work is about 50% of a road project - the other 50% is paving, sodding, guard rail, etc. In this case we feel the drainage percentage will be higher than 50% due to the master plan drainage requirements. Attorney Vitunac advised that the point of his questions is to show that most of the people's assessment will pay for drainage rather than paving. Commissioner Scurlock did not think it was fair to suggest that when we created the District everyone was for the paving. 34