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DATE: OCTOBER 6, 2000 <br />TO: JAMES &CHANDLER <br />COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR <br />FROM: DONALD R HUBBS, P. <br />DIRECTOR OF UTIL <br />PREPARED JAMES D.CHAST <br />AND STAFFED MANAGER OF ASS NT PROJECTS <br />BY: DEPARTMENT OF ITY SERVICES <br />WESTGATE COLONY SUBDIVISION PETITION SEWER <br />SERVICE (79TH& 80M AVENUES, 79THCOURT& 21ST <br />STREET, NORTH OF STATE ROAD 60) <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PROJECT NO. US -98 -k9 -CS <br />RESOLUTIONS I AND H <br />BACKGROUND <br />On November 10, 1998, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />unanimously authorized staff to proceed with the design engineering necessary to <br />proceed with the above project. The design has been substantially completed by the <br />Department of Utility Services' staff. We are now ready to begin the assessment process <br />associated with this project (See Agenda Item and minutes of the Nov. 10, 98 meeting <br />Attachment 1). - <br />ANALYSIS <br />The Westgate Colony subdivision consists of 79 lots (72 parcel ID's). Eight of the <br />property Owners own 1.5 to 2 platted lots. There are 18 non owner occupied homes <br />(many are rentals), and there are five vacant lots. The 44 signatures on the petition <br />represents ownership of 47 lots, which is 690/6 of the subdivision's 68 homes (59% of the <br />79 lots and 61 % of the total square footage to be assessed). <br />The copy ofthe petitioner's letter dated March 23,(Attachment 2)1998 explains several <br />concerns, among which are: <br />1. Many of the homes are experiencing problems with their septic systems. <br />2. Three of the property owners have had to replace their septic systems, with costly, <br />unattractive, elevated, mounded above -ground level systems. <br />3. The negative effect of such above -ground systems on their property values. <br />October 17, 2000 <br />OK 1 15 PG 538 62 <br />0 0 <br />