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a <br />FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1973 <br />THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER <br />COUNTY MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE, VERO BEACH, <br />FLORIDA ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1973 AT 8:30 O'CLOCK A.M. PRESENT <br />WERE ALMA LEE Loy, CHAIRMAN, EDWARD J. MASSEY, VICE CHAIRMAN <br />WILLARD W. SIEBERT, JR.; .JACK U. DRITENBAS; AND RICHARD P. <br />BOGOSIAN. ALSO PRESENT WERE JACK G.JENNINGS, COUNTY AD- <br />MINISTRATOR; PAUL D. BURCH, ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS L.S. THOMAS AND ELIZABETH FORLANI, DEPUTY <br />CLERKS. <br />COUNTY CONSULTING ENGINEERS JAMES BEINDORF AND <br />DR. DAVID SMITH WERE ALSO PRESENT. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND STATED <br />THAT MID -FLORIDA UTILITIES, INC. HAVE REQUESTED AUTHORIZATION <br />TO ADVERTISE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSES OF <br />INCREASING THE SEWER AND WATER RATES IN THE MID -FLORIDA UTILITIES <br />FRANCHISE AREA. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, SECONDED BY <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED MID - <br />FLORIDA UTILITIES INC. TO ADVERTISE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON <br />OCTOBER 10, 1973 AT 1:30 O'CLOCK P.M. FOR THE PURPOSE OF <br />OBTAINING AUTHORIZATION TO INCREASE THE SEWER AND WATER RATES <br />IN THEIR FRANCHISE AREA. <br />CHAIRMAN Loy STATED THAT THIS SPECIAL MEETING HAS BEEN <br />CALLED AS A RESULT OF OUR WORKSHOP MEETINGS RELATIVE TO PLANS <br />FOR PRESENTING A PROPOSED SEWER AND WATER PLAN FOR INDIAN RIVER <br />COUNTY. AT THE PUBLIC INFORMATION HEARING HELD LAST NIGHT, <br />"WE GOT THE WORD OUT AND WE GOT THE WORD BACK". THE MEETING <br />TODAY IS FOR THIS BOARD TO MAKE A DECISION REGARDING A 000NTY- <br />WIDE SEWER AND WATER SYSTEM. <br />FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION HAD APPROVED A $20,639,000.00 <br />LOAN COMMITMENT TO THE COUNTY TO FINANCE THE BULK OF A <br />SEWER AND WATER PROJECT AND TODAY IS THE DEADLINE THE F.H.A. HAS <br />GIVEN THE COUNTY FOR ACCEPTING THE LOAN, <br />G 24 19lROK .17: P.AGE408 <br />