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MANAGEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WAS DISCUSSED AND DR. SMITH STATED <br />THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A PROPOSAL FROM FLORIDA WATER AND WASTE TREATMENT <br />SERVICE, A PRIVATE COMPANY, TO FURNISH COMPLETE OPERATIONAL AND MAINTE- <br />NANCE SERVICE FOR THE U.D.U. WATER AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM. DR. SMITH <br />STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS SIX <br />YEARS AND SERVICE 70 WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS. <br />CUSTOMERS OF U.D.U. ARE NOW PAYING $5.20 PER MONTH FOR WATER <br />$5.50 A MONTH FOR SEWER. IF THE COUNTY ELECTS TO EXERCISE THEIR, OPTION <br />UNDER THIS TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN WATER <br />RATES TO $7.00 AND SEWER RATES TO $7.00. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE QUESTIONED HOW MANY CUSTOMERS U.D.U. IS NOW <br />SERVING AND DR. SMITH ANSWERED 411 METERS AND 498 CONSUMERS. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED IF RESIDENTS IN THE PROPOSED SUB- <br />DIVISION TO BE DEVELOPED BY CHARLES HERRING WILL PAY THE SAME CHARGES <br />AS ALL OTHER U.D.U. CUSTOMERS. <br />MR. HERRING STATED THAT THEY WOULD. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER MADE A MOTION THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSION <br />AGREE TO ACTIVATE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT FROM THE CITY OF VERO BEACH FOR <br />U.D.U. <br />THIS MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. <br />CHAIRMAN LOY STATED, IN HER OPINION, THE USE OF CITY WATER IS <br />THE ONLY WAY THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A PRODUCTIVE SYSTEM, HOWEVER, <br />WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO INSURE THE COUNTY'S ABILITY TO PAY THE CITY <br />OF VERO BEACH. <br />DR. SMITH STATED THAT U.D.U. WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT <br />OF THE WATER COSTS THROUGH THE SERVICE COMPANY. <br />CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT AT PRESENT U.D.U. DOES NOT HAVE <br />MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATION. THIS ORGANIZATION WILL BE BACKED BY F.H.A. <br />ASSUMING THIS IS TRUE AND THE SERVICE ORGANIZATION IS BROUGHT IN TO <br />PROVIDE THE MANAGEMENT, WHAT IS THE PROVISION TO US THAT THE SERVICE <br />MANAGEMENT CAN HANDLE THIS? <br />ATTORNEY BURCH STATED THAT IF WE GET BILLS FROM THE CITY OF <br />VERO BEACH AND THE SERVICE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT GET THE MONEY FROM <br />U.D.U. CUSTOMERS, THE MONEY WILL HAVE.TO COME FROM THE COUNTY'S GENERAL <br />FUND AND WE MIGHT BECOME ANOTHER CREDITOR OF U.D.U. <br />73 <br />BWAY 2 1 WO <br />000a -22 PACE 382 <br />