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area extends one mile parallel to Willow Street on the east, and forms a triangular area west of Willow Street. The benefitted area totals about 1950 acres. Staff included 120 acres of Berry Groves property in the assessment area based on the traffic study which was done. The cost for acquiring the necessary right-of-way is estimated at $300,000 and the cost for construction including engineering, paving the roadway, culvert pipes that need to be installed in the cross canals that drain beneath the roadway and other drainage improvements is $560,000. That means that if 100 percent of the benefitted 1950 acres were assessed, each acre would contribute about $458 to the cost of right-of-way acquisition and paving and drainage improvements. There is an area consisting of about 160 acres, or about 8.2 percent of the benefitted area, which falls within the incorporated city limits of Fellsmere. The County does not have jurisdiction to assess property owners there; that would have to be done by the City of Fellsmere. Director Davis pointed out the 2 -square mile residential area and indicated that the residential area will grow and residential traffic will probably accelerate more than the traffic generated by Berry Groves. That is a very difficult thing to estimate but it makes sense that as this area grows, there is going to be more demand for road improvements. The $458 per acre assessment is conservative, which means it is a high estimate, and the total project cost depends on acquisition of right-of-way. The 1950 acres includes everything; we have not subtracted other roads and public land. Director Davis clarified that if a person owned half an acre, he would pay 1/2 of the estimated $458, and if he owned 3 acres, it would be 3 times the estimated $458. Councilwoman Hendricksen led discussion regarding the traffic from Berry Groves and presumed that if the road is paved the truck traffic from Berry Groves would increase because the truck drivers prefer to use a paved road rather than the alternate dirt road. Director Davis reported that Berry Groves management prefers to move the citrus west to CR512 and then south to SR60. If they did route more traffic northward along Willow Street they would be competing for use of the roadway with residential traffic, including school busses and pedestrian traffic. Councilwoman Hendricksen pointed out that a paved road results in less wear and tear on vehicles and thought we should assess more increased traffic to Berry Groves because of the possibility that they will be using the road more, which will cause more impact on the new road. Director Davis responded that the weight and type of vehicles has an effect on an unpaved roadway, but the paving would be 3 APP 2 7 1993 BOOK 89 Faun 407 J