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property they own. He felt you are talking like this place in the North County is some kind of Outer Siberia, but the people there are part of the United States and they pay federal taxes, state taxes, county taxes, non-ad valorem taxes, gas taxes. They can't even have a dirt road going to their house, but yet they are paying for a paved road 2 or 3 miles away from their house that they have to go out and around to get to. Mr. Cook thanked the Board for listening to him, but just wanted them to know that things aren't right, and he felt the County should do a more in depth study of this situation before passing judgment on the north end of the county. Bob Peters, 8980 106th Avenue, Pine Lake Estates, contended, as to the small percentage it was said that they are paying, that the culvert being discussed is not just for them; it covers the whole area. Vero Lake Estates is on both sides and below them. He continued that last week some person said it is not 3 miles from them to where this road is being paved; so, he went out and checked it, and it is 2.7 miles. Mr. Peters wished to know if any of the Commissioners have gone out and looked at the road that is to be paved because if you drive down it, you would see it is all grass. Commissioner Scurlock stated that he has been down there, and Commissioner Bowman noted that she got lost out there. Chairman Bird believed the intent in paving the roads in question is to create a loop, and Director Davis agreed that it is to create a looped paved road system and implement that section of the drainage plan along those roadways to serve a majority of the area. Commissioner Scurlock felt that intent of the paving is just so that everyone, even in the center of that looped area, has a shorter distance to go to get to a good road to get in or out. Mir. Peters stressed that he has no reason to go in that area so he did not see the justification for him to pay for this. Commissioner Wheeler believed the justification is the drainage, but Mr. Peters continued to contend that drainage was not mentioned as part of the project. Commissioner Wheeler believed this was discussed earlier in some detail. He again explained that when we say paving, we also mean drainage - it is similar to saying that you are buying a car and tires. The drainage is part of the engineering and design of a roadway, and a paved road actually helps drainage. Mr. Peters then also wished to know why this has to be done in 2 years, especially because of the state of the economy. Can it be stretched out possibly 4 years. 37 BOOK SEP 111991