PLACEMENT: Consent
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INITIAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION FOR THE HARBOR ESTATES/GAINES AVENUE WATER MAIN EXTENSION MUNICIPAL BENEFIT UNIT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Board action is requested to adopt the initial assessment resolution for the Harbor Estates/Gaines Avenue Area 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: Chief Project Manager
REQUESTED BY: Sam 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 Harbor Estates/Gaines Avenue Area 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 Gaines Avenue, SW Fuge Road, SW Harbor Street, SW St. Lucie Street, SW Salerno Circle, SW Basin Court, SW Cinnamon Court, SW Chase Court, SW Garnett Drive and SW Willow Lake Trail presently without availability of public water supply. There are 160 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 $9,500 and $10,500 per property. The final tally of all the ballots received to date as verified by the Martin County Supervisor of Elections office indicates 78 properties FOR the project and 66 AGAINST.
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