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Y 5 1976 <br />a <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT THIS COVENANT MIGHT ALSO APPLY E <br />TO TENNIS CLUBS SUCH AS ARE BEING DEVELOPED NOW. <br />AT THIS POINT, COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED MR. CALMES IF HE STILL <br />WISHED TO REQUEST THAT THE BOARD HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. <br />MR. CALMES SAID HE FELT IT MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO OBTAIN <br />ANOTHER OPINION FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WHICH WOULD RELATE MORE nPECIF— <br />ICALLY TO THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATION. <br />AFTER DISCUSSION, THE BOARD AGREED THAT THEY WERE SATISFIED <br />THAT THEY COULD GRANT THE TAX RELIEF REQUESTED, BUT THAT IT WAS A DISCRE— <br />TIONARY DECISION AND THEY DID NOT FEEL ANOTHER OPINION WAS NECESSARY, <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED IN VIEW OF THE DISCUSSION HELD TODAY, <br />MR, CALMES MIGHT DESIRE SOME TIME TO THINK THE MATTER OVER, AND NOTIFIED <br />MR. CALMES THAT IF HE STILL WISHED TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING, HE SHOULD <br />WRITE A LETTER TO MRS. FORLANI, SECRETARY TO THE BOARD, BY MAY 12TH AND HIS <br />REQUEST WILL BE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF MAY 19TH. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ANNOUNCED THAT DISCUSSION WOULD BE CONTINUED <br />IN REGARD TO THE TRANSFER OF ASSIGNMENT OF FRANCHISE FROM SOUTHERN <br />GULF UTILITIES, INC., TO TREASURE COAST UTILITIES, INC. AND THE RATE <br />INCREASE REQUESTED FOR TREASURE COAST UTILITIES, AND ASKED LOWELL LOHMAN, <br />PRESIDENT OF TREASURE COAST UTILITIES, IF HE HAD ANY COMMENTS AFTER <br />STUDYING THE EXTENSIONS OF THE COMPROMISE RATE FIGURES SUGGESTED AT THE <br />SPECIAL MEETING OF APRIL 28, 1976. <br />MR. LOHMAN STATED THAT THEY ARE STILL FACED WITH THE .FACT THAT <br />THEIR ANNUAL COST IS PROJECTED TO BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $29,000 TO <br />$30,000 AND THE NEW FIGURES ONLY PROVIDE AN INCOME OF AROUND $26,000.00, <br />OR ABOUT $2,000.00 MORE ANNUALLY THAN WOULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE FIGURES <br />ORIGINALLY RECOMMENDED BY THE STAFF, HE REQUESTED THE BOARD EXAMINE THE <br />FIGURES CAREFULLY TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO WORK THE SITUATION OUT <br />SO THAT THEY WILL NOT BE OPERATING AT A LOSS. HE THEN SUGGESTED POSSIBLY <br />CHANGING THE RATES TO $5.00 FOR A MONTHLY MINIMUM OF 3,000 GALLONS tR— <br />STEAD OF 3,500 GALLONS AND MAKING THE MONTHLY SEWAGE CHARGE $8.00. <br />31 <br />9O�I 25 m347 <br />OI <br />