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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT EN.GINEER/' RALEIGH 2'/611 ~ DIVISION lO .-' JAMEsG. MARTIN ~r]] 24~ 1985 GOVERNOR JAMES E. HARRINGTON SECRETARY I~F_~RA~DU~t TO: Divts~mt and O~ FROH: Jack ~rdoclc Secondary SUBJECT: Pmperty ~s' Partlclp~tton ~te Revtston It has been ~elve %ea~ since the P~perty ~ne~' Participation rate required of property ow~rs for pavtng unpaved subdivision~resi- dential t~pe ~ads was Increased. Prior to 1973, the rate ~as 51.50 pea foot along each side of the mad or 53.00 per centerllne foot. 1973, ~e' cost was changed to $2.00 per f~t along e~ch stde or 54.00 per centerltne foot. Zn 1973, the cost to pave a mfle of unpaved subdivision type mad was appmxtma~ly 540,000. Thts was due to the mad betng graded, drained, etc., prtor to being placed on the S~te System. The $4.00 per centerl~ne foot charged lando~ne~ after 1973 represented approximately one-half the cost. At ~e present tt~e, the cost to pave an unpaved 'subdivision t~pe mad has Increased to approximately $~,~. Thts too is taking tnto consideration no gradtng or drathtng belng necessary. The ~o~nt 5econ~ Roads and ~lntenance and Equtp~nt C~tttee voted to ~ncrease ~e property owne~' cost from SZ.O0 per foot on each stale of a road or 54.00 per centerHne foot to $4.~ per foot along each s~de of the road or 58.00 per centerllne foot. Thts would represent approximatel~ one- half '~e cost of pavtng an unpaved subdivision t~pe ~ad at today's cost. Thts ~ould be consistent ~1~ requiring the propertx owners to furnish approxtma~ly oqe-half the cost as tn 1973. All ~fsttng cases ~hem ~e ~ount of funds of $~.00 per centerlfne foot has been gtven to pmpertx owne~ and an indication fr~ ~ the~ are acttvely collecting ~e funds ~qut~d ~11 be "grandfathered." This tncludes ongoing assessments fr~ ~e County Co~tsstone~ on any of these An Equal Oppodu nJly I Mli~miliVl N:llon Employer