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<br />Mr. Carmen said paving may be a more economical solution from the standpoint <br />that once the property owner is assessed the Village has the responsibility <br />of ma.intenance. That would not take into consideration the rustic appearance <br />of the road. <br />A resident asked if there is any assurance the Village wbuld assume the <br />responsibility of ma.intenance after the property owners are-assessed for the <br />cost of paving. <br />Mr. Carmen said he did not know of any road in the Village that has been paved <br />that has not been accepted for maintenance. <br />Mr. Feneli said, a one year maintenance bond is required for all newly paved <br />streets. After that year maintenance would be the responsibility,of the Village. <br />Mr. Etzler.pointed out that the.maintenance bond is put up by the contractor, <br />it is not the responsibility of the residents. <br />Mr. Feneli said for Councils information as well as the residents, an amendment <br />to Chapter 727 of the Ohio Revised Cocle which concerns assessments was recently <br />passed and.went into effect March 15 this year. Under this new provision, if <br />a person to be assessed eould prove they could not.afford the assessment (such <br />as they were "laid off from work) Council could.provide relief.. They could ask <br />that payment be made when the person returns to work, within a given number of <br />months or years, or they could defer collection until such time as the property <br />is sold, and our bill would remain as a lien on the property. <br />Mr. Fetzer asked if Mr. Hovancsek's estimate included a dust inhibitor. <br />Mr. Hovancsek stated that would be an.additional cost. <br />A resident asked if these figures could be listed in a letter and further <br />discussion could be held after that information is available. <br />Mr. Feneli stated there are two ways to go regarding maintenance. One is to <br />have the Village do the work and have the Beech Hill residents reimburse the <br />Village. The other would be to have the residents find their own contractor. <br />He said any figure given would be _subject to change, even within a week. An <br />issue for Council to consider is how would the money be collected? Possibly, <br />if a notice is sent of money due', and it is not paid, it could automatically <br />go on the tax duplicate to be collected with the property tax. <br />A resident asked why the assessment could not go on the tax duplicate to begin <br />with. <br /> Mr. Feneli explained the cost to the resident would be higher, if there was a <br /> way to work out an automa.tic payment .it would be to the residents. benefit <br /> to do it that way. <br /> Mr. Carmen asked if an ordinance could be drafted conditionally accepting the <br /> street for maintenance, conditioned upon the residents paying so much per year <br /> the Village would then be willing to pay something to help them along.