ANNUAL SURFACE MAINTENANCE. A. The Railroad shall maintain the crossing surface between the track tie ends at County’s expense. Effective as of three years from effective date of this Agreement, County agrees to pay to Railroad the sum of Three Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars ($3,624.00) per annum, payable annually in advance, as payment for Railroad's maintenance of the surface between track tie ends located within the Crossing Area. See Exhibit C. The County, at its expense, shall maintain and repair all portions of the Roadway approaches that are not within the area between lines two (2) feet outside of the rails of each track. See lower left hand corner of Exhibit C.
B. The above annual surface maintenance fee may also be re-determined by the Railroad at any time subsequent to the expiration of five (5) years following the date on which the annual surface maintenance fee was last determined or established. Any such changes in the annual surface maintenance fee may be made by means of automatic adjustment in billing.
