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ALEX RAUDONIS, OF 724 STH ST., S. W. NOTED AGAIN THAT EVERYONE <br />WAS NOT PROPERLY NOTIFIED; THAT THE WATER WAS VERY BAD; AND FELT A RATE <br />INCREASE SHOULD BE PUT OFF UNTIL NEXT OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER WHEN SOME <br />EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN GAINED. <br />-COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT DUE TO THE PROBLEM THAT HAS ARISEN <br />IN REGARD TO THE NOTIFICATION OF THE UTILITY CUSTOMERS, SHE CONCURRED <br />WITH ATTORNEY COLLINS THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING SHOULD BE READVERTISED. <br />SHE CONTINUED THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO DEFER THE HEARINGS WITH REGARD <br />TO BOTH THE `TRANSFER OF THE FRANCHISE AND THE RATE INCREASE AS SHE <br />DID NOT FEEL THAT ENOUGH MATERIAL HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO JUSTIFY THE' <br />INCREASE THAT IS BEING REQUESTED AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION <br />ON THE FINANCIAL BACKGROUND OF TREASURE COAST UTILITIES. <br />AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER Loy, <br />AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY TO READVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING <br />TO BE HELD ON THE TRANSFER OF SOUTHERN GULF UTILITIES WATER AND SEWER <br />FRANCHISE TO TREASURE COAST UTILITIES, -INC., AT 11:00 O'CLOCK A. M. <br />ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1976, AND TO READVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING IN <br />REGARD TO A RATE INCREASE FOR 1:30 O'CLOCK P. M. ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7,1976. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON POSSIBLY HOLDING THE HEARING LATE IN THE <br />9 <br />DAY SO WORKING PEOPLE COULD ATTEND. COMMISSIONER Loy STATED SHE FELT <br />TWO WEEKS ALLOWED AMPLE TIME FOR THE PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER AND APPOINT <br />K <br />SOMEONE TO REPRESENT THEM. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT AND COMMISSIONERS Loy, MASSEY AND SCHMUCKER <br />VOTED IN FAVOR; COMMISSIONER WODTKE VOTED IN OPPOSITION BECAUSE OF THE <br />TIME SET FOR THE HEARINGS; AND THE MOTION CARRIED. <br />ATTORNEY RICHARD BOGOSIDAN APPEARED ACCOMPANIED BY BOB SHUTTS, <br />ENGINEER, AND PRESENTED A PROPOSED ORDINANCE CREATING THE LAURELWOOD <br />SUBDIVISION STREET LIGHTING MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT. AT THE MARCH <br />LOTH MEETING THE BOARD MOVED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON THIS <br />MATTER AND AGREED TO CONTINUE DISCUSSION IN REGARD TO ADOPTING THE PRO- <br />POSED ORDINANCE AT TODAY'S MEETING. <br />