sentences:  The opponents also noted that there was an unused property east of the road that would be acquirable and used at a cheaper price than the proposed project.The state rebutted, stating that since NY 282 was upgraded to a state highway in 1924, the road had never seen a reconstruction project and was a massive traffic hazard.Despite the protests, the village of Nichols gained a $4,100 check to deposit as part of the connection of storm sewers along NY 282 for the project in May 1963.