Annexing Territory Generally known as Greenbrook Estates Mobile Home Park on Mayflower Rd

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Following are the services rendered by the City to the public. The additional cost of furnishing these services to the proposed area are as follows: Police Protection: The number of police officers required for any V eity is based on the population. On the basis of present population of 250 a need for .375 officers would be indicated. On the basis of future population of 580 a need for .870 officers would be indicated. The annual cost of this additional protection (including equipment and patrol car) would be about $3,750 for the present and about $8,700 for the future. At present as well as when this Mobile Home Park is fully occupied, the 'increase in cost of police protection would be /:Wore than offset by the increase in assessed valuation. /Fire protection: The need for fire protection is based on two factors -- the value of the property to be protected and the distance from the responding stations. The area under consideration lies just 12 miles to the southwest of Station #12 which would give adequate coverage to anv residential or commercial use. Central Fire Station in the Municipal Services Facility on Sample Street is a direct route and just 32 miles east, and would provide secondary coverage. Adequate water supply was provided with the extension of two 6" water mains, one from the Mayflower Road side and one from the Sample Street side as shown on water main extension plans for "Greenbrook Mobile Home Park ". Streets and Traffic: All the drives and parking ramps in this Mobile Home Park are on private property. As long as they remain so the Street and Traffic Departments will not have any responsibility for the housekeeping, signage or maintenance. The half mile section of Mayflower Road is a State highway and will remain the responsibility of the State Hicrhwa Department. Street Lighting: The annual cost of street lighting is about $1000.00 per—Aaa,le. On the basis of .5 mile of highway the cost would be $500.00 per year. V Sanitation:' No garbage removal by the Sanitation Department is planned for this park as long as the service drives remain private property. }� ~ Parks: Rum _Village Park and Walker Play Field are 32 miles to the southeast. The Studebaker 9 hole golf course is 5 miles to the east, Erskine 18 hole golf course is 7 miles to the east and Elbe1 18 hole go' is 62 miles to the northwest, all within easy driving distance. On the basis of the present population these parks should cive adequate service. The cost of, parks per capita is about $'_1.00 per year; therefore, on the basis of the present population of 250 one cost of park facilities'should be indicated at $2,750.00 per year. On the basis of the future population'of 580 residents, the cost of park facilities should be indicated as $6,380.00 per year.