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The other consideration in changing Private to Public is the condition of <br />the roadway. If the private roadway is in excellent condition and has <br />been constructed to Public roadway standards it would seem to be an <br />easy transition as there would be no additional cost to the city and the <br />repair and maintenance would be covered by the additional annual <br />property tax revenue generated by the subdivision of the larger <br />property into smaller segments <br />Another consideration in conversion of Private to Public roadway is the <br />construction costs and who pays for the roadway. In my case, I was <br />required to construct and pay for the roadway and paid for the City <br />Engineering for inspection to comply with Public Road standards at no <br />additional cost to the City. This should be another requirement in <br />establishing a city policy in the future for request of Private to Public <br />roadway. <br />In my opinion there are only two general criteria for conversion of <br />Private to Public roadway. <br />1. The petitioner should be required to pay for the construction of a <br />roadway that meets Public roadway standards at no additional <br />cost to the city. (As was my situation on Bracketts Point) <br />2. The repair and maintenance after construction for the life of the <br />roadway should be paid for by a commensurate increase in annual <br />property taxes or in the case of the Bracketts Point Development, <br />the 5 subdivided properties will provide a significant increase in <br />