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are using figures that the DOT would use at this stage of the project. Councilman Oberbeck asked if traffic signalization cost for the intersection of Louisiana Avenue and the north leg is included, and Director Davis advised that the current counts are not at the traffic signal warrant threshold at this time. Councilman Oberbeck believed you would increase the traffic flow at that intersection with the attraction of the new super- market at Chesser Gap, but Director Davis pointed out that if this were a one-way road, that movement could be more efficient. Commissioner Scurlock asked Mr. Godfrey's opinion as to whether using the DOT methodology is a reasonable and acceptable way to come up with costs at this stage. Mr. Godfrey confirmed that is a standard approach, and he agreed the portion of the cost that has been calculated does use DOT numbers, which are as good as any you can use, but he did not know if details of some of the other connection issues are there. He felt we need to make sure we know the total picture and again mentioned buffer costs associated with the mitigation of the impacts on residential development. Mr. Godfrey continued that several alternatives have been discussed - one-way roads - one-way pairs - two-way pairs; widening; additional possible roadway connections north and south, etc. - and his firm is convinced there is a need to have 4 lanes on 512 regardless. One other possibility that exists as another alternative is to have one leg, the south leg, one way and keep the north leg a two-way road. Mr. Godfrey discussed how the U.S.I. intersec- tions would function under this scenario and noted this is all just conceptual. Commissioner Scurlock commented that from everything he has heard, one of the major concerns we have is maintaining service levels in compliance with our Comprehensive Plan. He believed no one will ever know the exact differential in costs until you can actually bid this out, and his concern is that we have tried in this county not to have a moratorium in our community. That still is a very grave concern to him. The amount we have available in our impact fee account is about 2.5 million, and, therefore, as a Commissioner, that is the number he is forced to use. Sebastian is one of the fastest growing areas in the County. While he believed some people are not concerned about the possibility of a moratorium on any more development, he knew the business community certainly is, and to him that is an overriding concern. Once we get to a moratorium, there is no new growth; if there is no growth, there are no new impact fees; OV 2110, 19951