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ATTORNEY HENDERSON REPORTED THAT TREASURE COAST HAS NEGOTIATED AND COORDINATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION IN REGARD TO INSTALLATION OF THE SEWER PLANT, WHICH IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF BEING APPROVED BY THE DER, AND THEY ANTICIPATE THAT AFTER INSTALLATION, THE LAW- SUIT BY THE DER WILL BE DISMISSED. ATTORNEY HENDERSON POINTED OUT THAT THE ORIGINAL FRANCHISE HOOK- UP CHAPIES FOR WATER AND SEWER WERE ESTABLISHED IN 1961, AND THE RATES APPROVED AT THE TIME OF TRANSFER MADE NO MENTION OF CONNECTION CHARGES, HE STATED THAT HE FELT THE PROPOSED HOOK-UP AND CONNECTION CHARGES OF $350.00 FOR WATER AND $600.00 FOR SEWER REFLECT THE INFLATIONARY MOVEMENT OVER THE YEARS AND ARE IN LINE WITH OTHER SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTY. THESE CHARGES DO NOT AFFECT THOSE ALREADY CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM. ATTORNEY HENDERSON NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO MENTION OF A DEPOSIT FOR SEWER SERVICE IN THE ORIGINAL FRANCHISE AS THERE WAS NO SEWER SERVICE AT THE TIME. COMMISSIONER Loy INQUIRED HOW THEY ARRIVED AT A $600.00 CHARGE FOR SEWER HOOK-UP. LOWELL 10liMAN, PRESIDENT OF TREASURE COAST UTILITIES, INC., STATED THAT IT IS A FIGURE THAT MOST PRIVATE UTILITY COMPANIES USE AND NOTED THAT THEY WILL HAVE AN INVESTMENT OF ABOUT $40,0010 IN THE PLANT BY THE TIME IT IS INSTALLED. ATTORNEY HENDERSON STATED THAT THIS CHARGE IS INTENDED TO RECAP- TURE PART OF THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THESE PROPOSED CHARGES ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THOSE OF THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, BUT ARE FAIRLY CLOSE TO OTHER FRANCHISES. COMMISSIONER Loy AGREED THAT THE WATER HOOK-UP CHARGE IS SIMILAR TO OTHER FRANCHISES, BUT NOTED THAT ONLY ONE OTHER FRANCHISE HAS A $600.00 HOOK-UP CHARGE FOR SEWER AND SHE FELT IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE HIGH. DISCUSSION CONTINUED WITH REGARD TO THE DEPOSITS TO BE REQUIRED, AND MR. LOHMAN POINTED OUT THAT THEY HAVE AGREED TO PAY 6% ON THE DEPOSITS. ATTORNEY COLLINS BROUGHT UP THE MATTER OF TREASURE COAST AGREE- ING TO TURNOVER THEIR DISTRIBUTION LINES WHENEVER THE COUNTY GOES INTO THE WATER BUSINESS. ATTORNEY HENDERSON STATED THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEM IN REGARD TO THE DISTRIBUTION LINES, BUT THEY WOULD NOT BE AGREEABLE TO TURNING OVER THE PLANT, JAN 19 1977 27 � :-,A 323