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June 4,1998 Honorable County Commissioners: I have been a resident of Edgefield Road for twelve years. During these years we have tolerated the incredible dust during the summers, the horrible mud in the winters, and the wholes cut in numerous tires from the "blue stone" spread by the highway department. We have been in touch with the highway department every year to check on the status of the paving of Edgefield. We have been told that we could not speed up the paving We had to wait until it was on the "top ten" list to be paved. It is currently on the list for the year 1998-1999. We were also told that it could not be blocked from paving unless every landowner on Edgefield agreed not to pave it. It is very evident from the petitions that agreement on either side is a doubtful option. The petitions contain names of persons who are torn between two opposing sides. There are spouses who are not in agreement. There are persons who cannot decide on which side they stand. Every one of us has what we feel is a compelling reason. In September I suffered a heart attack and a stroke due to a freak allergic reaction to a common rheumatoid arthritis medication at the age of forty-four. After many weeks in Northeast and Charlotte Rehab Hospitals I came home with my life but I am visually impaired due to the stroke. I am no longer able to see well enough to drive. I was able to connect with Mr. Mike Byrd in the County Office to obtain county van services for the disabled for some of the many doctor's appointments. My problem now is I am no longer able to do my much needed walking on the uneven and rocky terrain of our narrow dirt and gravel road. In previous years I walked quite frequently before my visual impairment. I cannot run the risk of falling in a pothole or slipping in loose gravel. If I could drive I could go to a paved area to walk and not feel so homebound. It is nice to live "out in nature", but only if it is accessible. I know this is a complex issue that has divided the people of Edgefield Road. There is much unrest between people who should just be neighbors. If the road paving is postponed, the unrest and turmoil between neighbors will only continue. I implore you to let the state department continue with its plans to pave this small road that has been thirty years on the paving list.