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through the yard and a sidewalk going through the house that was built on the property in 1926 , <br /> and used by the Stanbridges as an office . Attorney Debraal conveyed staff' s recommendation <br /> for the Board to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Mediated Settlement Agreement <br /> in the amount of $444 ,462 . 32 . He revealed that there was a question regarding the <br /> appropriateness of Rod Gillis ' s fees (the Stanbridges ' appraiser) , which will be appealed at court ; <br /> as such, those amounts are not included in the cost of the Mediated Settlement Agreement. <br /> Commissioner O ' Bryan declared that the mediated settlement amount for this purchase <br /> was inflated over the property ' s true value . He observed that there has been a trend for some <br /> appraisers to assign inflated prices to properties , and asserted that if the County did not challenge <br /> these overly high appraisals , land values for right- of-way acquisitions would keep skyrocketing . <br /> Commissioner Davis acknowledged that he could not defend the price ; however, he said <br /> the high cost was due to the process , and the emotional impact of losing real estate that has been <br /> in the family for generations . <br /> ON MOTION by Commissioner Davis , SECONDED by <br /> Vice Chairman Wheeler , by a 44 vote (Commissioner <br /> O ' Bryan opposed) , the Board approved and authorized the <br /> Chairman to execute , the Mediated Settlement Agreement <br /> with William and Ruth Stanbridge , for Parcel 109 , as <br /> recommended in the memorandum of April 6 , 2011 . <br /> AGREEMENT ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br /> 13A MEDL4TED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR PARCEL 110 WILLIAM AND <br /> RUTHSTANBRIDGE9483566THAVENUE, VEROBEACH <br /> Attorney DeBraal recapped his March 25 , 2011 memorandum , providing background and <br /> details of the Mediated Settlement Agreement for a right of-way acquisition of about . 042 acres <br /> April 12 , 2011 26 <br />