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Council Minutes of 4-17-73 ~_ 4)Mr. West reported on aaetit-g he attaaded with the Me~ror at the Countq Cosarissioners on April 22, 13y3, at which flee the ComsEssioaers took up Stearns Bassett Rd. The Countq Cosysiwioaers passed unaaimouelp a Nesolution of Necessity for Stearns-Bassett. Ad. Then they want into disc~sefon of resolutions for ordinaRtces of t f rom the various c ties . Ccrosassioner Taft maim his positiaa eat he felt ~t those areas where the road was benefiting the abutting l~doshpuers, pa~rtie~lary Westlake asd the Toitnship the abutting landowners should be assessed. 25x of the cost. Discussion and legal opinions followed« 1} their legal advice area that they could not as a County be discriminatorq and assess in certain areas and not in other areas; 2) The Countq peer's Office advised the Comatp has not Bade asaeefis for such road developmsnts to the lartdoame~rs since 193tI. That arhenever a~sssss~ts have been, made in the past it has been the local coaeta~ities aiho harm aa~rcte the assessments. A motion was made and seconded to assess part in the Township and motion eras defeated becau~ it was not unanistous (2 to 1 is favor} . They then voted for reconsideration and the final determination eras that the Gcmrnty Conmissionsrs ~' their r~rssantatives frill meet with representatives of the comsnmities i~olved and, as they put it, negotiate a arording for a consent resolution for each of the amities. There arse no question about assments in North Olmsted at all. Gcssoner Taft made it clear he was against anq assessments in North Olmsted, seed that he was only talking gout moose areas where the road was new and r~ld ia~rove, in his opinion, the abutting pro- pertq arners. Mr. West stated he wants the record to reflect that as he has stated publicly before as well as other Gouncil Mesibers, that ha is in favor if the Citq is asked for a consent ordinance that this be put on the ballot. It is the p}.a:n to have in the works an initiative petition to deteraet-e if there are enough people who would like to see this on the ballot if this is ever resolved. Countq ~gineer poiatted out he has an absolute desitline in order to use Issue #1 funds -money has to be coasdated bq the end of 1974. There is the engineering to do, cotwent ordin~~s, taking and awarding of bids, etc., and he feels if the Nasoluton from Gomussio~rs and G~dsent Ordinances from c itiies is not dome in the ne~ct few months that he has lost the battle of tisoe. Mr. hest stated the next move is up to the CoaRissioners. Initiative Petition cannot be started until it is determined what the a~rding will be from the Coup Cosacssoners. Law Director R3tchen revieered procedure of Initiative Petition, as well as Referendum. At this time Mr. Lixpert commented on the many letters he has received from residents within the area involved. Mr. Lisrpert read taro letters: one urging him to vote against the Stearns Rd. extension, and one urging hie to vote for the Stearns Rd. esteemion. Mr. Lia~+ert stated this is aihp he is in accord with Mr. West that the initiative petition should be considered. Mr. Prokasy, Chairman Streets & Drainage Comsittee, and Recreation, Public Parks 6 Building Committee, reported an Streets & Drainage Costiattee there is legislation on agenda pertaining to lsrrying of assessments for cvr~trtaction of sid~ralks on Rout Rd., West Park, North Park, Col~ia, Maple Ridge, Bauet Park, Terrace Drive. There was one objection to aasesssaent reaitved by City. Council let as an Equali«rattion Esard as~i voted th#s objection Ott be accepted. That this person who objsct~ed was beieg treated the same as all other people assessed for sidewalks aaee! had no special oanditions in his case to allow any reduction in the assessed figure.