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enforcement officials and report back to the Board, and the Board perhaps reconsider the ordinance. In seconding, Commissioner Eggert assumed that, Code Enforcement will investigate the neighborhood for any violations which may be occurring. PUBLIC DISCUSSION ITEM - PAVING & DRAINAGE ASSESSMENT LIENS - REQUESTED BY MR. AND MRS. R.D. AUTON The Board reviewed a Memorandum of May 8, 1996 and letter received May 2, 1996: TO: The Board of County Commissioners FROM: William G. Collins II - Deputy County Attorney DATE: May 8, 1996 SUBJECT: Request by Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Auton Concerning Paving and Drainage Assessment Liens Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Auton own Lots 10 and it in Block H of Dixie Heights Subdivision, Unit 1A. By Resolution No. 87-66 adopted on July 14, 1987 by the Board of County Commissioners, paving and drainage assessment liens were created against Mr. and Mrs. Auton's lots, for Project No. 8616 within Dixie Heights Subdivision. On March 26, 1991, the Board of County Commissioners, by Resolution No. 91-39, approved the final assessment roll, and thereafter the Tax Collector sent out the assessment notices to the property owners listed on the final assessment roll. On May 2, 1996 our office received the attached letter from Mr. and Mrs. Auton indicating that they only recently learned that the paving and drainage assessments were liens recorded against their property. They attended the public hearing and had knowledge of the work and when the improvements were completed, but the Autons say they subsequently stopped using the post office box and never received a statement. When they investigated the matter further, they learned that the final asses—eat roll showed their address as a post office box which they have not used for six years. The Tax Collector's records show the more recent bills for paving and drainage assessments were sent to the Autons at 1616 2nd Road S.W., Vero Beach, FL 32962 and not to a post office box. The bills were not returned as undeliverable. Mr. and Mrs. Auton are requesting that the accrued interest be waived because of non -receipt of the assessment notice and because they incurred a $1,200.00 expense for repairing a 151x121 section of their concrete driveway which was cut out during the paving and drainage work and not repaired. As of April 30, 1996, the accrued interest totals $1,286.52. The County does not issue permits for concrete driveways to be constructed in County rights-of-way where unpaved roads exist. Since all assessment related improvements had to be in County right-of-way, if any pavement was removed it would have illegally encroached in County right-of-way. 21 May 14, 199643