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July 30, 1997 Dear Neighbors, On July 25, 1997 1 had a conversation with Mr. Alvin Hough who is in charge of road paving in the District Office of the D.O.T. in Albemarle. His telephone it is (704) 982-0104. Here is what I learned: > On either side of the center: 10 feet will be paved totaling 20 feet of pavement 6 foot wide shoulders 5 foot wide ditches 8 foot wide backslopes (connects property to ditches) This leaves 1 foot between our property and the right of way they may or may not touch. The property owner is responsible for removing things in the right of way such as septic tank lines. They will try to work with the property owner if it is in:reason in'-trying ........... to avoid trees, etc. if they are in the backslope area. Not a whole lot they can do if they are in the paving, shoulder or ditch' areas. .......... ? '"' '~ -' The Right of Way Agreement that was signed by the previous property owners May 1, 1968 is binding. The present property owners are referred to as successors or assigns. We are bound to this agreement which was made by people, of which the majority are no longer living, whether we agree with it or not. Once the State has obtained Right of Way, they are in full control unless an Attorney can find a loophole that may negate the Right of Way Agreement. The D.O.T. runs by fiscal year. Their year has just begun...running from July '97-June '98. Edgefield Road is targeted to be paved sometime between July '98 and June '99. The surveying was done now because of shortage of manpower on the survey crews. Property owners will have to live with the stakes.