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Seal Cove Area Alternate Route Options

Seal Cove Area Alternate Route Options. Department of Public Works June 17, 2008. History.

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Seal Cove Area Alternate Route Options

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  1. Seal Cove AreaAlternate Route Options Department of Public Works June 17, 2008

  2. History • In December 2007, survey sent to property owners in Seal Cove Area to determine interest in constructing alternate routes, funded through assessment district, if Ocean Blvd. becomes permanently impassable. • County received very limited support for an assessment district. • Only 26.4% of property owners responded to survey, possibly due to uncertainty if Ocean Blvd. would be reopened.

  3. Limits of Survey / Assessment District Boundary

  4. Survey Results • Option 1 – Of the 26.4% who returned the survey, 1.9% voted for this option.

  5. Survey Results • Option 2 – Of the 26.4% who returned the survey, 3.8% voted for this option.

  6. Survey Results • Option 3 – Of the 26.4% who returned the survey, 1.1% voted for this option.

  7. Survey Results • Option 4 – Of the 26.4% who returned the survey, 0.4% voted for this option.

  8. Survey Results • Option 5 – Of the 26.4% who returned the survey, 2.3% voted for this option.

  9. Survey Results Option 6 – No road improvements. • Of the 26.4% who returned the survey, 16.9% voted for this option.

  10. Estimated Assessment District Cost Analysis • Total cost includes Engineering, Construction Inspection, Administrative, and Contingency costs. • Options #3-5 will require retaining walls which significantly increase cost of construction.

  11. Frequently Asked Questions

  12. How are road maintenance projects financed? • Not funded by property tax • Are funded primarily by gas tax

  13. Why would we be assessed for the road improvements? Will the County pay for the road improvements? • Precedence set that roads are only put in by developers or adjacent property owners. • County’s policy states that County Road Funds (funded by gas tax) only maintain roads that are in the County-maintained road system. • All of proposed alternative routes are not within the County-maintained road system.

  14. (Continued) Why would we be assessed for the road improvements? Will the County pay for the road improvements? • Any improvements to non-County maintained roads must be financed by property owners / developer before County accepts for maintenance.

  15. How would the assessment district work? • An assessment district is only formed if majority of weighted assessments returned approves the district. • One simple way to spread assessments is where the assessment amount is based on total project cost divided by the number of parcels within the district. • Final Assessments based on cost prices at the establishment of the Assessment District. These numbers presented now are only estimates.

  16. How does a road become accepted into County-maintained road system? • Property owners submit a petition, representing vast majority of road frontage for affected project area. • At least 50% of road frontage for proposed roads is developed with main building.

  17. (Continued) How does a road become accepted in the County-maintained road system? • Length of the proposed road shall be one or more entire blocks. • Existing road shall be min. 16-foot wide gravel/oil or asphalt paved travel way and one-foot wide shoulders on each side, with drainage swales or channels. • County recommends asphalt with road base (longevity and more sturdy).

  18. Next Steps • If community shows further interest, appoint members to a representative group to work with County. • Group provides County with answers to most feasible route, size of boundary, etc.

  19. Questions…? Thank you!

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