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drainage, utilities and rights-of-way. Another problem is that Director Davis' staff is <br />overwhelmed with work at this point in time. Growth is booming in the northwestern <br />portion of the County and we need to address this problem. She asked the Board to move <br />forward with establishing an MSBU and an aggressive program to begin addressing these <br />problems. <br />Jimmy Morgan, 9146 86``' Place, stated that he has already given the County one 35 - <br />foot right-of-way and will do whatever has to be done to improve the situation. <br />Harold Platt, 1515 Malabar Road, stated that his family at one time had owned all <br />the property encircling the City of Fellsmere but is now selling off more and more property. <br />Agriculture in that area is basically phasing itself out. He put a road in at 93`d Street as he <br />owns the property on both sides of that road and his daughter and her family live at the end <br />of that road. There is no profit in the property owner putting in a road before selling off the <br />property. He believed that the agricultural families in the area have been paying taxes to <br />the County for many years with little or no benefit to themselves and now the County should <br />step up to the plate. He asked the Board to help the residents with this problem. <br />JULY 16, 2002 <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Adams, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Tippin, that the <br />County move forward with a program to improve <br />the roads in the northwest section of the County and <br />that staff bring back a Request for Qualifications for <br />a consultant to speed up the process. <br />-91- <br />e;e _7 '.J O <br />• <br />