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6 <br />F, <br />t <br />RICHARD P. BOGOSIAN, ATTORNEY REPRESENTING IXORA PARK UTILITIES, <br />APPEARED TO DISCUSS SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A RATE INCREASE FOR IXORA <br />PARK UTILITIES. <br />MR. BOGOSIAN STATED THAT HE HAD SUBMITTED A SPECIAL AUDIT REPORT, <br />BUT HE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REQUESTING A CERTIFIED <br />PUBLIC AUDIT ON THESE UTILITIES. HE CONTINUED THAT WHEN HE ORIGINALLY TALKED <br />TO THE ACCOUNTANT FOR IXORA PARK, HE INFORMED HIM THE BOARD WOULD NOT REQUIRE <br />A CERTIFIED AUDIT. WHEN HE TALKED -TO HIM AGAIN, HOWEVER, AND INFORMED HIM <br />OF THE NECESSITY OF A CERTIFIED AUDIT, THE ACCOUNTANT STATED THAT IT WOULD <br />TAKE APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AND WOULD COST ABOUT $15.000,00. <br />MR. BOGOSIAN STATED THAT IXORA UTILITY SEWER AND WATER FRANCHISE <br />HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR THE PAST 16 YEARS AND HAS NOT INCREASED THEIR <br />RATES IN 16 YEARS. IT NOW APPEARS THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO IM- <br />PROVE THEIR SYSTEM AND BRING IT UP TD DEPARTMENT OF POLLUTION CONTROL AND <br />DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION STANDARDS, AND IXORA UTILITIES CANNOT <br />MAKE THESE MODIFICATIONS WITHOUT A RATE INCREASE <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED -THAT THIS REQUEST INVOLVES A GREAT NUMBER <br />OF PEOPLE, AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE WORKED OUT SO THAT ALL RESIDENTS WILL BE <br />NOTIFIED OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. <br />MR. BOGOSIAN STATED THAT HE FEELS IXORA UTILITIES.WOULD NOT OBJECT <br />TO SENDING OUT NOTICES TO EACH INDIVIDUAL. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING, SHE WOULD <br />LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY UNITS ARE INVOLVED; WHY THEY HAVE TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF <br />INCREASE; AND AS MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THE OPERATION AS POSSIBLE. SHE FEELS <br />THIS BOARD SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW THIS INFORMATION BEFORE THE PUBLIC <br />HEARING. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT, IF APPROVED, THE RESIDENTS WILL PAY <br />$19.35 FOR UTILITIES THAT THEY ARE NOW PAYING $7.04 FOR. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT SHE WOULD LIKE THIS AMOUNT JUSTIFIED <br />BEFORE THE BOARD SETS A PUBLIC HEARING, <br />MR. BOGOSIAN STATED THAT HE WILL GET INFORMATION TO THE BOARD <br />BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING IN TIME FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO REVIEW IT. <br />27 <br />FEB 41976 <br />$Ji��yr 34 <br />