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BOOK W PAGE 59% road rights-of-way, which is a legal action wich allows the County grader access to those roads for maintenance and improvement. 8tepheney-Ade, homeowner at Pine Lake Estates for 8 years, stated that the residents wish to keep their country atmosphere and to work with the County. She gave a brief history of her purchase of six parcels in Pine Lake Estates. She understood that the process will be taken one step at a time but emphasized that they have a serious problem regarding protection and legal services as citizens because they have no access for emergency services. She asked what the homeowners can do in the meantime. They do their own road maintenance with a Ford tractor and she asked if there is a plan proposed for the future. Attorney Vitunac clarified that Pine Lake Estates will not be added to the County grader route at this point. The County is accepting that road, which allows two things: the property owners can get building permits legally, like any other subdivision, and Pine Lake Estates can participate in a county road improvement program in the future. The County is not accepting the obligation for maintenance, and that leaves a gap as to who is responsible for maintaining the roads. Normally a homeowners' association would adopt a plan, present it to the County and do the repairs at its own expense. Otherwise, the property owners would petition the County to start a road improvement project for which the County would charge the property owners, according to our standard program, but that is not happening today. He explained that the present consideration is for a survey, -and the property owners will be charged for the survey costs. Mrs. Ade was concerned about possible boundary conflicts, and asked.if the survey determined whether any changes are needed. County Engineer Roger Cain reported that the survey tried to establish and check the unrecorded plats. There was a description that Mrs. Weissman proposed to the county in 1982. The survey showed no significant encroachment of any property in the right-of- way. Director Keating advised that an informational meeting was held with the -homeowners beforehand, and staff explained a lot of the issues. However, staff did not. have the results of the survey at that meeting. Administrator Chandler suggested that staff convene another meeting prior to the public hearing on the survey assessment scheduled for November 15 to inform the property owners what the October 25, 1994 M 24 77 M