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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final October 19, 2021 <br />The Vice Chairman used maps to illustrate the proposed roads and their priority. <br />He requested support from the Board to direct staff to begin the process of <br />planning and estimating costs. <br />Director of Public Works Rich Szpyrka offered clarification to Commissioner <br />Earman regarding a nearby unpaved road subject to flooding. <br />County Attorney Dylan Reingold provided information on the timing and next <br />steps to establish a MSBU. He also discussed seeking extensions from the <br />Property Appraiser and Tax Collector to achieve a March 2022 deadline. <br />Commissioner Adams received confirmation that there was no threshold for <br />community support in this type of project, and advised tempering expectations <br />regarding the time it would take to complete paving projects. <br />Lonnie Ingram, Oslo Park resident, discussed the safety issues and <br />long-standing attempts to pave roads in the area. He provided a petition of <br />support signed by approximately 25 percent of residents in the neighborhood, <br />noting that the majority of residents were renters. Commissioner Adams <br />commented that she was satisfied with the level of resident support shown. <br />County Administrator Jason Brown echoed Commissioner Adams' advice to be <br />clear regarding what can be accomplished once the costs are known, and <br />provided suggestions to manage expectations. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman O'Bryan, seconded by Commissioner <br />Earman, to direct the County Attorney and Public Works Director to initiate the <br />process of creating a Municipal Service Benefit Unit (MSBU) for the Oslo Park <br />area to raise funds for future road paving projects, with a timeline that would <br />allow final approval in March 2022. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5- Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, <br />Commissioner Earman, and Commissioner Moss <br />14.B.2. 21-0985 Request the Board consider naming the Wabasso Scrub Conservation Area <br />Overlook for Joe Carroll <br />Recommended Action: Discussion and approve naming the Wabasso Scrub Conservation Area <br />Overlook in honor of Joe Carroll. <br />Attachments: Commissioner's Memorandum <br />Attachment - Resolution 2011-042 <br />[Clerk's Note: this item was heard following the Consent Agenda] <br />Vice Chairman O'Bryan requested the Board's support in naming the Wabasso <br />Scrub Conservation Area Overlook in honor of Joe Carroll, as suggested by <br />staff. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 11 <br />