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F, Mr. Smith advised that very recently staff had received four more petitions to cancel the project. This brought the numbers to 36 owners for cancellation which represents 343,260 square feet of the properties or 51.43% of the total. Twenty-eight surviving supporters of the original petition remain. Because of the lack of majority of owners favoring the project, staff is now recommending the project not move forward. The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this matter. Robert Halliday, 2155 79' Court, felt the sewer project was the best thing for the subdivision in the long run. He was concerned about the above -ground replacement system for old septic systems and understood they would decrease property values and cause flood water not to dissipate in their already low-lying neighborhood. He has already experienced backups during heavy rains which cause great inconvenience for personal hygiene. He felt these problems would increase as development comes to the adjacent undeveloped properties. He was also concerned that the neighborhood would have more rentals as the property values decreased. Thelma Torlucci, 2075 79' Avenue, agreed that some people have sewer problems in the older homes and pointed out that the previous speaker lived in one of the older areas. The newer homes, however, have no problems. She has already paid the expense for the above -ground installation and would be further assessed $6,500 for this project. She believed it was the expense that people opposed. Pat Kehoe, a neighbor of the first speaker, advised that he had 18 loads of dirt brought in after having experienced problems. He provided for drainage on his property to the County swales and has not had a problem since. His assessment would be $22,000 for one house, by the square footage method, but he was getting only a one household vote. November 7, 2000 68 BK 1 15 PG 775