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BUSSES AT THE COUNTY GARAGE IN THE LOCKED COMPOUND AND STATES THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNTY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO THESE VEHICLES WHILE PARKED AT THIS SITE. THE ADMINISTRATOR NOTED THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SOME SECURITY, AND THERE IS PERSONNEL THERE MOST OF THE TIME, BUT HE POINTED OUT THAT THERE WOULD BE A GREAT POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE FROM THE HEAVY COUNTY EQUIPMENT. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT THAT WE WOULD HAVE LIABILITY IN ANY EVENT, AND COMMISSIONER LOY DID NOT FEEL THAT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD PRECEDENT TO ESTABLISH. ON LOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY DENIED THE REQUEST OF THE EOC WITH REGRET. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS REPORTED TO THE BOARD THAT EVERYTHING POSSIBLE HAS BEEN DONE TO MEET THE JUNE 30TH DEADLINE OF THE SANITARY LANDFILL AND HE HAD WAITED UNTIL TODAY TO MAKE THIS REPORT BECAUSE THEY WERE IN HOPES THEY COULD MAKE IT, HE CONTINUED THAT THEY ACTUALLY STARTED THE WORK 10 DAYS AHEAD OF TIME AND HAVE SPENT $115,000 TO DATE FOR RENTAL EQUIPMENT IN ADDITION TO OUR OWN EQUIPMENT TO WORK ON THE ROAD INTO THE SITE, BUT THE RAINS SINCE LAST FRIDAY HAVE BROUGHT THE WORK TO A HALT AND WILL PREVENT US FROM MEETING THE DEADLINE. HE, THEREFORE, REQUESTED.THAT HE BE PERMITTED TO WRITE THE DER AND FAA EXPLAINING THE SITUATION AND REQUESTING A 30 -DAY EXTENSION. THE BOARD AGREED THAT EVERY POSSIBLE•EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE AND A LOT OF EXTRA MONEY SPENT, AND FELT THE ADMINISTRATOR SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR THE EXTRA EFFORT PUT FORTH. CHAIRMAN WODTKE INSTRUCTED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO NOTIFY THE CITY OF VERO BEACH OF THE SITUATION AND TO CONTACT THE DER AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY AGENCIES IN REGARD TO A 30 DAY EXTENSION. COMMISSIONER DEESON DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD THE FOLLOWING LETTER RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & REHABILITATIVE SERVICES: 88 JUN 2 21977- a�rnc 30 PAS 147