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Commissioner Scurlock asked how much longer it would take to <br />do the road widening project over the Twin Pairs, and Director <br />Davis estimated that if everything went silky smooth and we had <br />good cooperation with owners along the roadway, it would take one <br />year longer to go with the alternative of widening the existing <br />roadway. Director Davis didn't feel our revenue stream is adequate <br />to fund an extensive right-of-way acquisition program as well as <br />additional consulting services. He did feel that it would be <br />necessary to blend some other revenue sources into the project. <br />In addition to that there will be some severance damages along the <br />roadway. <br />Commissioner Bowman pointed out that it is possible to bypass <br />Sebastian with the I-95 traffic by diverting it down CR -510 and <br />Roseland Road, but Director Davis advised that we already have done <br />that. Signs have been placed along CR -510, CR -512, and Roseland <br />Road directing traffic from U.S. #1 to I-95 and vice versa. <br />Mr. Wadsworth had a real problem with some of the <br />explanations coming forth this morning. Even if we did have some <br />acquisitions and property to purchase if we went with the road <br />widening alternative, we don't know what the cooperation of the <br />people will be until they are contacted. With the opposition in <br />Sebastian to the Twin Pairs project, he was sure that many of the <br />property owners would be glad to cooperate in the road widening <br />alternative. We are talking about less than one quarter of a mile <br />in one area where we would have to purchase property. From U.S. <br />#1 at the north side, there are two businesses that would be <br />affected and one house. Those are the only properties we are <br />talking about, and until we do some leg work on this to see what it <br />is going to entail, he didn't understand how we can continue to <br />dwell on the construction of the Twin Pairs and say that is the <br />only project. <br />Commissioner Bird asked if the figures quoted by Mr. Wadsworth <br />were accurate, and Director Davis replied that they were not. The <br />latest cost estimates prepared by County staff indicate that it <br />would cost $1,267,000 to construct the widening of the existing <br />alignment of the roadway, plus right-of-way acquisition costs of <br />ti <br />$281,600 which do not include severance damages. That brings the <br />total to $1,548,00.0. <br />Chairman Eggert asked how much it would cost to remove the gas <br />tanks if we did have to buy the gas station. She understands that <br />is a tremendous expense. <br />Director Davis advised that there are many unknowns when you <br />are dealing with individual properties, particularly with as many <br />as we are talking about. The western portion of the roadway is <br />about 3,800 feet, which is what the Twin Pairs distance really <br />31 <br />