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P2 <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED WITH REGARD TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE PARK IF <br />IT WERE VACATED AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SELLING IT TO THE APPLICANTS, <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT IF THE ROADWAY IS ABANDONED, IT GOES <br />TO THE ADJOINING OWNERS ON EACH SIDE WITHOUT ANY PRICE, BUT IF THE PARK <br />IS VACATED, THEN WHOEVER OWNS IT COULD SELL IT TO THE APPLICANTS, <br />AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. <br />IT WAS -TOTED ON AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, <br />FORMER COUNTY COMMISSIONER, JACK DRITENBAS, APPEARED TO DISCUSS <br />THE NEED FOR A COUNTY BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, HE STATED THAT HE IS <br />A GENERAL CONTRACTOR ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS IN THIS <br />COUNTY SINCE 1957 AND ALSO THAT HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE ADOPTION OF THE <br />FIRST BUILDING CODE IN THE COUNTY, MR. DRITENBAS NOTED THAT NO CODE CAN <br />BE EFFECTIVE WITHOUT A BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER IT AND WENT OVER <br />THE HISTORY OF THE JOINT CITY -COUNTY BUILDING DEPARTMENT, POINTING OUT <br />THAT THE ORIGINAL COST PERCENTAGE WAS 400 COUNTY AND 600 CITY, BUT NOW <br />THE PEP!�ENTAGES ARE REVERSED WITH A FAR GREATER PERCENTAGE OF PERMITS BEING <br />ISSUED WITHIN THE COUNTY. HE CONTINUED THAT OVER THE YEARS THE COUNTY HAS <br />RECEIVED A CONSIDERABLE PROFIT FROM THE BUILDING PERMIT FEES AND NOTED <br />THAT IT WAS NEVER INTENDED EITHER FOR THE JOINT BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO BE <br />A PERMANENT ARRANGEMENT NOR FOR THE COUNTY'S GENERAL FUND TO BE FATTENED <br />BY INCREASES IN BUILDING PERMIT FEES NOR FOR IT TO BE A BURDEN ON THE TAX- <br />PAYER, MR. DRITENBAS STATED THAT IT WAS AGREED TO ADJUST FEES PERIODICALLY <br />TO MAINTAIN THE DEPARTMENT AS CLOSE TO A BREAK-EVEN POINT AS POSSIBLE, HE <br />THEN DISCUSSED THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO GO FROM THE COURTHOUSE TO <br />CITY HALL AND BACK AGAIN FOR ZONING AND BUILDING PERMITS, AND SAID HE FELT <br />STRONGLY THAT THE COUNTY BUILDING DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED ON ITS <br />OWN .AND COMBINED INTO ONE OFFICE WITH THE ZONING DEPARTMENT AND SUGGESTED <br />A TARGET DATE OF NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 1, 1978, TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, <br />MR. DRITENBAS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THIS SUGGESTION IS NOT INTENDED AS <br />ANY CRITICISM OF THE CITY`S MANAGING OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AS HE <br />FEELS THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB IN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY OVER THE YEARS <br />ON THIS JOINT VENTURE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT FIE HAS ALSO BEEN CONCERNED OVER THIS <br />SITUATION, PARTICULARLY AFTER LOOKING AT THE RATE INCREASES REQUESTED FOR <br />R <br />r <br />FEB 2 3 1971 Bear .r,:� <br />