R-68-120• •
RESOLUTIONS N ~ 17 9
~zLSOLU~rlorl ,ao. 120
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council of the City of Clermont,
Lake County, Florida, that a necessity exists requiring the clearing,
grading, filling, raising, paving o.f the hereinafter described streets in
said City as hereinafter specified; and,
WHEREAS, in the opinion of the City Council of said city, the property
and real estate abutting and adjacent to the hereinafter described street
will be especially benefitted thereby, and the owners of the property
abutting and adjacent thereto will be fully compensated for the cost of
said improvement in the enhancement. of the values of the real estate and
property affected by said improvements, and the cost to said property owners,
in the opinion of the City Council of said City will be equitable and
just in proportion to said increased value; therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the said City that the following
described street in said City of Clermont shall be cleared, graded, filled,
raised, paved, and drained, to wit:
East Montrose Street from Bloxam Avenue to Highway 27
East Desoto Street from Bloxam Avenue to the eastern boundary of
Lots 3 , Block 2; Homedale
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of said City that it is
the opinion of said Council that the cost of clearing, grading, filling,
raising, paving, curbing and draining said street will be just to the
respective property owners thereon, and is warranted under a necessity
which exists and, that the cost of the said improvement on the described street
shall be paid as follows: (a) by the owners of all of the lots and land
adjoining and contiguous or bounding and abutting upon the respective
street to be cleared, graded, filled, raised, paved and drained (intersections
excluded) under a special assessment on all of said lots and lands not to
exceed two-thirds (2/3) of the total cost, and (b) the remainder plus costs
of intersections; if any, to be paid by the city from the general improve-
ment fund; and, said special assessments shall be due and payable in cash
to said City on or before dirty- (30) days after said special assessments
shall stand approved and confirmed and thereafter same shall bear interest
at the rate of eight per centum (8$) per annum, payable annually until
fully paid, and said special assessment lien shall remain in full force
and effect until all the sums due have been fully paid; and the total
estimated cost of said improvement is approximately $3.00 per lineal foot.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the plan adopted by the Council of said
City to be used for defraying the cost of said improvement as applied to
the property owners whose property abuts and adjoins said street shall
be according to the front-foot plan and rule, provided that should the
application of this plan and rule, in the opinion of the Council of said
City, be unjust and unequal, or result in individual cases in assessment
in excess of specified benefits received from such improvement, then the
Council shall adopt such rule of apportionment as shall effect a substantial
equality between said owners, considering the benefits received by and
burdens imposed on said owners and their respective property.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida,
at its Regular Meeting held on January 23, 1968 in Clermont, Florida
D.W. Carroll
City Clerk