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6 this area - the proposed development of this area by the city, the potential for putting a hotel/motel type unit in the southeast corner of this area where Highway 35% peals out to the north and breaks away from 36, I think it's all well and good for the city to propose or plan these things in the future and these projects are not (inaudible) there's an eye to the future when these road improvements are contemplated, and certainly we are not against progress and future development, but we don't think we should have to pay for it. (Inaudible) ,You're not receiving any complaints from the people that are using the road. We're not against improving it, despite the fact that you don't have petitions from the people that are using it, but the cost should be prorated over a larger number of people. MAYOR DEMOS: While we may not be receiving complaints from the users, when you look at a road in the condition that Long Lake Road is, we have to agree that it's taking an inordinate amount of our maintenance money to keep up things like this. Are we just going to start filling these big crevices (inaudible) hear citizens who are complaining because their roads have not been properly maintained. I would hate to see a bigger share of our maintenance money (inaudible). MR. HESS: Our primary reason for being (inaudible) is that we don't feel our property is being improved and we stand ready to challenge that, if necessary. We who live and work down there have not been complaining, but we would agree with you if the city in its capacity for wisdom and knowledge appreciates the fact that the road is deteriorating, and we would be willing to share in the cost. MAYOR DEMOS: Your address is on Terminal Road. MR. HESS: The front lineal footage is simply an arbitrary (inaudible) You could just pick a number. We happen to own 30% of the lineal footage in the area. MAYOR DEMOS: On both Long Lake and Terminal? MR. HESS: Our property runs around the curve and we have approximately 3082 lineal feet of frontage. I think that makes us by far the largest property owner in the area. But if we were the smallest, the complaint would be the same. COUNCIL~ffiN KEHR: You stated you would be willing to pay your fair share. What do you consider your fair share? MR. HESS: I don't have a magic number for that, but I have heard that the residential are paying 25% and the ~$A funds are paying the balance and I would suggest that 25% would be equitable here as well. MAYOR DEMOS: I would hate to see this turned down. COUNCILMAN CURLEY: I would like to table this for a while.