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PREPARED BY PEAT, MARWICK AND MITCHELL INC. THIS REPORT t� PRESENTED TODAY TO THE BOARD WAS PREPARED BY MR. COHEN,- BUT ALL THE FIGURES REFERRED TO IN THIS REPORT WERE TAKEN FROM THE CERTIFIED AUDITED REPORT PREPARED BY PEAT, MARWICK AND MITCHELL. MR. COHEN WAS THEN SWORN IN AS AN EXPERT WITNESS AND STATED THAT THE TESTIMONY PREVIOUSLY GIVEN AND SUBMITTED FOR FILING WAS THE TRUTH:: CHAIRMAN Loy STATED THAT THERE WAS A BID OPENING FOR COURTHOUSE ALTERATIONS SCHEDULED FOR 2;00 O( LOCK P.M, AND'TWO BIDS HAD BEEN RECEIVED, THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO SUBMIT A BID, THERE WERE NONE AND THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT THE BIDS RECEIVED WOULD BE OPENED LATER IN THE MEETING, THE CHAIRMAN THEN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE RATE INCREASE REQUESTED BY MID FLORIDA UTILITIES, INC. MRS. ABBATIELLO, 1470 5TH AVENUE, PRESIDENT OF THE ROCK RIDGE SUBDIVISION ASSOCIATION APPEARED AND PRESENTED TO THE BOARD A PETITION OF 420 SIGNATURES OF RESIDENTS OPPOSED TO A RATE INCREASE, MRS. ABBATTELLO STATED THAT THE WATER IS TERRIBLE, MANY PEOPLE PURCHASE WATER FROM A BOTTLING COMPANY. THE INCREASE FROM $2.97 To 7.10 :IS ENORMOUS, AND MRS ABBATIELLO FURTHER STATED THAT MID -FLORIDA REMOVED A FIRE HYDRANT AND HAS NEVER REPLACED,IT. MRS. WAGNER, 1610 3RD ST. APPEARED WITH STAINED UTENSILS AND A BOTTLE OF DISCOLORED WATER WHICH SHE STATED WAS FROM HER WATER FACET FOR THE BOARD TO SEE THE QUALITY OF THE WATER BEING SERVED BY THIS UTILITY COMPANY. MR. KAPLUS, 775 15TH AVE. APPEARED AND STATED THAT SHE HAS LIVED IN ROCK RIDGE FOR 4 YEARS AND TODAY WAS THE FIRST ; DAY SHE HAS HAD ALMOST CLEAN WATER, WALTER MASELBAS, 1510 4TH CT. APPEARED AND INFORMED THE -BOARD -THAT HIS WATER METER HAS NOT BEEN READ IN THREE MONTHS, w - 17 - 800 PACE 9.6 OCT 101973