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Alachua County adopts special assessment for Quail Street chip seal after heated public comment
Summary
Alachua County commissioners on July 8 adopted a 10-year special assessment district to pay for chip-seal improvements on Quail Street, setting an annual per-parcel assessment at $766.66 after acknowledging public complaints that contractors stopped short of protecting a last homeowner from dust.
Alachua County commissioners adopted a special assessment district July 8 to pay for chip-seal improvements to Quail Street in the Melrose area, setting the annual per-parcel assessment at $766.66 over 10 years.
Public Works Director RamF3n Gavarrete told the board the project originally was estimated at about $74,459 but final costs came in lower at $62,133.16. Based on final invoices and the property list, staff proposed the equal-per-parcel assessment to recover the project costs across participating owners.
The public hearing produced several heated statements. Neighbor David Bonazzoli, who said he had spearheaded the petition work, told commissioners the contractor stopped short of the last property and that the county had 1 day—s…
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