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THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE WISHED TO BE HEARD. <br />HENRY POSADA FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE COUNTY STATED THAT RURAL <br />SANITATION IS PERFORMING A VALUABLE AND NEEDED SERVICE, AND HE IS IN FAVOR <br />OF THE INCREASE. <br />.JOSEPH BLAKE OF 300 14TH PLACE STATED THAT ON TUESDAYS ROCKRIDGE <br />LOOKS LIKE A DUMP AS IT IS REQUIRED TO BRING THE GARBAGE OUT TO CURBSIDE, <br />AND HE DOES NOT FEEL OLDER PEOPLE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO LUG GARBAGE OUT <br />TO THE CURB OR HAVE TO HIRE SOMEONE TO DO IT FOR THEM, <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT IF THESE PEOPLE ARE UNHAPPY WITH <br />THE SERVICE THEY RECEIVE, THEY CAN CHANGE COMPANIES. <br />ROBERT MCFARLAND OF 4206 12TH STREET STATED THAT RURAL SANITATION <br />SUPPLIES THE BEST TRASH PICK UP HE HAS EVER HAD, AND HE FEELS THE INCREASE <br />IS FULLY JUSTIFIED. <br />CURTIS DAVIDEIT OF 2155 79TH COURT SUGGESTED THAT ONE PICK UP A <br />WEEK WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR SMALL FAMILIES AND COULD CUT COSTS, <br />JOE ASHTON OF 555 20TH COURT SAID HE FEELS SOME INCREASE IS <br />CALLED FOR, BUT FEELS 31% IS EXCESSIVE. <br />REED KNIGHT STATED HE FELT THAT A 12% RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT <br />DOLLAR IS A MORE NORMAL FIGURE THAN THE 10% USED BY GEORGE MCKENNA AND <br />NOTED WE ARE LOOKING AT AN INFLATION FIGURE OF ABOUT 7% TO 8%, AS TO THE <br />31% INCREASE, HE NOTED THAT RURAL SANITATION'S LAST INCREASE WAS IN 1973 <br />AND POINTED OUT THAT THE COST OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAS INCREASED CONSIDERABLY <br />MORE THAN THE INFLATION RATE SO HE DOES NOT FEEL RURAL'S REQUESTED RATE <br />INCREASE IS EXCESSIVE. <br />PAT MEZZINA OF VERO SHORES STATED THAT SHE DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE <br />DOLLAR INCREASE, BUT FEELS THE SERVICE SHOULD BE IMPROVED. <br />MARY TURNER OF 2445 54TH AVENUE DISCUSSED BURYING GARBAGE CANS IN <br />THE GROUND SO THEY DO NOT GET KNOCKED OVER, AND THE ADMINISTRATOR NOTED <br />THIS CAN BE DONE, BUT SOMETIMES THE CANS FILL UP WITH WATER, <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY CLOSED THE PUBLIC -HEARING, <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED HE FELT WE MUST CONSIDER THAT THE <br />RATES ARE GOING TO HAVE TO INCREASE BECAUSE OF THE NEW LANDFILL. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT HE IS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS <br />64 <br />Up C0 ;�', 417 <br />