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• <br />• <br />ALEACEMEhas <br />1) Confirming Resolution <br />2) Assessment Roll and Cost Estimate <br />3) Assessment Map <br />4) Copy of typical letter sent to property owners <br />5) Copy of Publication <br />Public Works Director James W. Davis advised that initially the County had received <br />a valid petition which 60 of the 90 owners had signed in favor of this project. He then <br />explained the increased cost of asphalt which resulted in a significant increase in the cost to <br />owners. Staff had met the previous week with the property owners and there was great <br />concern about the cost. He had just received a petition signed by 33 of the owners who are <br />opposed to the project especially since they have been assessed recently for a water project. <br />(Clerk's Note: Also on file with the backup is a letter from another property owner opposed <br />to the project.) Staff has looked at ways to reduce the assessments, but cannot avoid the fact <br />that costs have increased. He concluded by recommending that the Board not move the <br />project forward today, but authorize staff to meet with the property owners in the future, see <br />if staff can get the cost down, and see if they can bring in a project that is amenable to the <br />majority of the property owners since many now feel that it is not cost-effective for them to <br />proceed. <br />Commissioner Adams understood that petition paving requests are coming in slower <br />for several reasons, including the costs. When the County undertakes one of these projects <br />It drags on for so long that the people get discouraged. She suggested that the County look <br />at '`packaging" these road projects. She also suggested setting a goal to try to get more of <br />these roads paved. She suspected increased costs have a lot to do with stormwater runoff and <br />not just the cost of asphalt. She suggested the County look at the alternative paving we have <br />been using, try to get that refined and get more accomplished. She pointed out that the <br />grading of the roads is just like cleaning a house, it is never ending. <br />March 6, 2001 <br />63 <br />BK 1 + D= 322 <br />