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Bog 96rrr Jf.537 <br />Mr. Culbertson also questioned paving 20th Place behind the <br />commercial lots and wanted'to be certain that the owners of those <br />commercial lots would not be required to consider 20th Place as a <br />primary access and that SR -60 still would be available for their <br />use. <br />Director Davis responded that SR -60 is a State highway and <br />that 20th Place is a local road as opposed to an arterial road. In <br />this particular case, since zoning is commercial on the lots <br />fronting SR -60_, staff certainly would try to work with the Florida <br />Department of Transportation to accomplish an access plan but that <br />it would be difficult without a site plan. <br />Mr. Culbertson did not want to pay the assessment and not be <br />able to use the SR -60 access. He also questioned whether any <br />further thought had been given to paving 96th Avenue, and Director <br />Davis advised that will be considered at a later time as it is <br />premature at this time. <br />Mr. Culbertson then wanted to be sure the residents will be <br />paying just for the water line to the north and whether the <br />proposed drainage would allow mitigation for any wetlands <br />requirements for the commercial property owners. <br />Director Davis advised that the project will not meet all the <br />needs of available onsite development but will help. <br />Mary McGee of 212 Independence Avenue, Palm Harbor informed <br />the Board that they had purchased their property in 1957 and have <br />been paying taxes all these years. The first time they came down <br />in 1961 they drove and drove and found nothing but bugs. When they <br />finally found it in 1987 they discovered they had purchased a <br />swamp. They are in favor of the project. <br />Jim Coffey of 77 Cache Cay Drive believed the project is great <br />and advised the Board that Evelyn Neville and Dr. Hunt asked him to <br />say they are also for it. However, they all need the 10 year <br />payment plan. <br />Dave Douglas, representing Florida Power & Light Company, <br />wanted to clear up a few points. Florida Power has 28 lots with a <br />$105,000 assessment. He explained the typical construction of the <br />structures and that the structure may be 18 feet off the property <br />line with a transmission right-of-way which is 200 feet wide, which <br />only leaves about 50 feet of the lot. Florida Power is asking the <br />Board to consider removing them from the assessment and the <br />project. They are willing to satisfy any requirements that they <br />will not build on these lots in the future. In response to <br />Commissioner Adams' question as to whether the transmission lines <br />would be upgraded in the future, Mr. Douglas advised that the next <br />step up is not being considered as yet. <br />NOVEMBER 7, 1995 24 <br />