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ATTORNEY HENDERSON STATED THAT THEY HAD SENT OUT NOTICES OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING TO 160 CUSTOMERS. ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED ATTORNEY HENDERSON THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING CAN BE CONTINUED AND IT IS NOT STRICTLY NECESSARY TO RE- ADVERTISE, BUT HE WOULD SUGGEST THAT IT BE RE -ADVERTISED, IN FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND A LATER MEETING. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO • WISHED TO SPEAK WHO WOULD BE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE APRIL 7TH MEETING, HERBERT PATTON, OF'643 5TH ST., S. W., STATED HE HAD NO OBJECTION TO A TRANSFER OF THE FRANCHISE AND WOULD NOT EVEN COMPLAIN IF THEY ASKED FOR A 100% INCREASE IN THE RATES, BUT CANNOT FEEL THE - RATES BEING PROPOSED CAN BE JUSTIFIED. HE ALSO FELT THE FINANCIAL �-. STATEMENT PRESENTED DID NOT ACCURATELY PRESENT THE PICTURE WITH REGARD TO THEIR PARTICULAR SYSTEM, ° R. I. STARR, OF 714 5TH ST., S.W., POINTED OUT TO THE BOARD THAT HE HAD JUST RECEIVED THE NOTICE ATTORNEY HENDERSON"SAID WAS MAILED OUT. HE STATED IT WAS WRITTEN ON THE 15TH BUT NOT MAILED UNTIL THE 22ND., AND HE FELT MANY MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE PRESENT IF THEY HAD RECEIVED THIS NOTICE SOONER. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE WATER IS VILE, x AND PEOPLE IN WHISPERING PALMS HAVE TO BUY DRINKING WATER. MATTHEW GOOD,.•]R., OF 763 5TH ST., S. W., STATED HE FELT IF - - THE TRANSFER OF ASSIGNMENT"AND THE RATE INCREASE WERE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, IT WOULD BE AN ADVANTAGE TO THE NEW OWNERS AS THEY WOULD ' ONLY HAVE TO PRESENT PROJECTED FIGURES, AND HE WOULD PREFER TO HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF THE PREVIOUS FIGURES IN REGARD TO THIS PARTICULAR SUBDIVISION. MATTHEW GOOD, SR., OF 733 5TH ST., S. W., PRESENTED SOME ; COMPARISON FIGURES WITH REGARD TO THE RATES OF THE CITY OF VERO BEACH .. AND STATED THAT HE FEELS THE INCREASE REQUESTED IS OUTRAGEOUS AND SHOULD i i • BE DENIED. I i 17 MAR 2 4 1976