PLACEMENT: Public Hearings
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PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION FOR THE JAMES VILLAS WATER MAIN MUNICIPAL SERVICE BENEFIT UNIT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Board action is requested to adopt the final assessment resolution for the James Villas Water Main Municipal Service Benefit Unit to allow installation of water lines.
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DEPARTMENT: Utilities and Solid Waste
PREPARED BY: Name: Phil Keathley
Title: Senior Project Manager
REQUESTED BY: Samuel Amerson, P.E., Utilities & Solid Waste Director
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
This Department is in receipt of a petition from the residents of James Villas requesting a survey of the property owners for the purpose of determining interest in extending water service into the community. The proposed project area is generally described as properties fronting SW Buckskin Trail, SW Wildcat Trail and SW Wildwood Drive presently without availability of public water supply.
There are 91 properties in the project area.
The affected property owners in this project area were sent ballots on 3 different occasions depending upon the number of responses to the 1st and 2nd ballot requests. The ballots indicated that the estimated cost of the project would be between $6,500 and $7,500 per property. The final tally of all the ballots received to date, as verified by the Martin County Supervisor of Elections office, indicates 65 properties FOR the project, 16 AGAINST and 10 that did not vote.
A Florida Department of Environmental Protection Construction Permit has been received and cost proposals from the Martin County annual underground utility contractors were opened on June 26, 2018. Underground Construction Management, Inc. submitted the lowest responsive proposal.
A staff level workshop was held on September 5, 2018 to explain the project scope, costs and the assessment process. All of the 91 affected property owners were mailed invitatio...
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