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F <br />ALONG. HE CONTINUED THAT HE IS NOT SURE A GOLF COURSE ISA, GOOD <br />OPERATION FOR A COUNTY AND DID NOT BELIEVE'MANY MAKE MONEY, <br />TSR. WRIGHT STATED HE DID NOT FEEL THE CONTEMPLATED LANDFILL <br />PROPERTY IS A GOOD DEVELOPMENT AREA, BUT AS A MUNICIPAL- GOLF COURSE <br />IT MIGHT BE FEASIBLE. HE POINTED OUT THAT WITH HIS PROPOSED PROJECT, <br />HE WAS TRYING TO JUSTIFY HIS PAYING $4,000 PER ACRE INSTEAD OF THE <br />COUNTY PAYING $2,000. MR. WRIGHT CONTINUED THAT HE JUST NEEDS A <br />LITTLE TIME TO GET PERMISSION FROM THE EPA AND OTHER AGENCIES. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE INFORMED HIM THAT OUR' TIME SCHEDULE DEMANDS <br />AN ANSWER TOMORROW, <br />ADMIPJISTRATOR .JENNINGS NOTED" THAT HE HAS TALKED WITH ISR. <br />WRIGHT AND IS IMPRESSED WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE OF GOLF COURSES, BUT FEELS <br />HE DOES NOT REALIZE WHAT IS INVOLVED WITH THE BUILDING AND OPERATING <br />OF A LANDFILL. THE ADMINISTRATOR INFORMED THE BQARD THAT OUR ENGINEERS <br />HAVE LOOKED VERY CAREFULLY AT WAYS TO EVENTUALLY RECLAIM THE LANDFILL <br />AND RAVE CONSIDERED THE GOLF COURSE PLAN PRESENTED TODAY, BUT IT <br />WOULD BE VERY MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE WAY THEY'ARE PLANNING TO <br />CONSTRUCT -IT NOW. HE NOTED THAT THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY INVESTED <br />ABOUT $40,000, AND ALL OF THE LANDFILL PLANS AND TESTS ARE JUST ABOUT <br />COMPLETE AND WILL SOON BE ADVERTISED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE ADMINIS- <br />TRATOR EXPRESSED DOUBT THAT ilR. WRIGHT WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH <br />IN A FEW WEEKS WHAT HAS TAKEN OUR ENGINEERS MANY MONTHS OF WORK, <br />MR, WRIGHT ASKED IF THE BOARD WOULD HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO A <br />PRIVATE LANDFILL. THE BOARD DID NOT HAVE ANY OBJECTION. PSR, WRIGHT <br />AGREED THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE'LANDFILL INTO'A GOLF COURSE WOULD <br />BE.MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THE COUNTY, BUT NOT FOR'A'PRIVATE DEVELOPER. <br />ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNTY CONTINUE <br />FULL SPEED AHEAD WITH THEIR PLANS, BUT THAT r.'IR. WRIGHT ALSO FOLLOW <br />THROUGH ON HIS PLAN AND DISCOVER INHAT IT TAKES TO GET A LANDFILL <br />PERMITTED AND IN OPERATION. THE ADMINISTRATOR DID NOT FEEL A PRIVATE <br />ENTERPRISE GOING INTO THE LANDFILL BUSINESS'111OULD INTERFERE WITH THE <br />COUNTY S OPERATION AND BELIEVED MR. VIRIGHT'S IDEA WAS WORTHY OF <br />CONSIDERATION IF ONLY HE HAD APPEARED TEN MONTHS AGO, <br />COMMISSIOkER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF A <br />PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL GOING INTO THE LANDFILL BUSINESS, <br />MAR 231977 m s 6v <br />