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going into the canals and then into the Indian River Lagoon. She suggested allowing residents to install culverts for an outlet and to keep the runoff from flooding their properties. Rodney Tillman, Superintendent, FWCD, stated that if the residents wanted to install a culvert on their property, the cost of the permit would be $100 and the preferred culvert should be no smaller than 12 inches in diameter. George Simons, Chief Engineer, Carter and Associates, and the Engineer on record for the WCD's, asked that those individuals interested in installing a culvert to create a grass filtration by grading a swale and putting grass on it to prevent erosion and turbidity from entering the canal. A discussion ensued on the permitting, installation, and costs involved with installing a culvert; and adding culverts to the building permit process. Sandra Allan, 12455 85th Street, Fellsmere, supported the grading of her neighbors' unpaved roads on the west side of Willow Street. Charles Williams, 95th Street, Fellsmere, thanked the County for taking the time and the effort to look at the issues with the roadways. He asked if he could receive notification in the future on the status of the maintenance of the roadways. Chairman Solari asked Commissioner Assistant Misty Pursel to give an email list of the Fellsmere residents to Director Szpyrka for future updates. Wendy Austin, 12875 93rd Street, Fellsmere, wanted to get 93rd Street on the grading list and questioned why the County would fix the culverts on 93rd Street, but would not grade the road. George Powers, Sr., 14225 85th Street, Fellsmere, stated that 85th Street was not being maintained consistently and asked if the County could grade the road every 60 days so the delivery trucks and customers' can have the ability to access his business. The Board CONSENSUS was for staff to bring back a recommendation for the Board to vote on at the July 12, 2016 Board of County Commission Meeting. Commissioner Davis noted that he had a conversation on the matter with Director Szpyrka and summarized the following recommendation for a motion to be given at the July 12, 2016 Board Meeting: "...to move forward with a County policy to maintain certain unpaved roads in their current conditions, based on the percentage of developed lots necessary for the County to maintain in the unincorporated areas of Fellsmere; Fellsmere Roads Workshop Page 4 June 27, 2016