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• Jeanne A. Mabusth February 4, 1993 Page 2 was constructed. This piece was obtained from a section which broke up during the McNellis construction. If you were to strike the piece with a hammer, it would disintegrate. If vou were to perform the same test on regular asphalt, the piece would remain intact. The sample, as you can see, is made up of multiple coats of oil and pea rock and has very little strength. The depth of the roadbed is from 1/2" to 1 1/2" thick. 2. Although the entire driveway was constructed by multiple oilings over a gravel roadbed, Parts A and B differ in condition. Part B of the driveway is on a steep incline and drains water. In addition. Part B is slanted to a concrete gutter that further drains the rain water and melting snow . Because water never sits on this section of the driveway, and because of the underlying soil conditions. Part B is n good condition. However, because of the steep incline in Part B, during the winter storms, many vehicles that are not 4-wheel-drive have become stuck. The problem area starts at the curve where the city has proposed a cui-de-sac and extends up the hill. Several times I have had to abandon my car at the curve. I have been able to back my car into the driveway that connects the Carpenter property to the subject driveway. This area is currently adequate for parking one stuck vehicle, getting the vehicle out of the way so that the driveway can stay open to other traffic and the snowplows. Part A of the driveway is too narrow for cars to pass each other without one going off the driveway. (The driveway widens at Part B to an adequate width.) In addition. Part A runs between a hill on one side and a wetland area on the other side. When this section of the driveway was constructed, drains were strategically placed under the driveway, allowing the massive water runoff from the hill to run under the driveway to the wetland area. The driveway has sunk over the years and the drains have become buried causing water to sit on this section of the driveway. The south side of the driveway has a berm that was caused by dirt washing down the hill over the years. This berm acts as a dam to further hold the water on the driveway. When this section of the driveway is wet, the roadbed becomes soft and breaks up easily under the pressure of construction vehicles. 4. Another home Increases the potential need for emergency vehicle access. For this additional reason, the width and condition of Part A of