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MRS. STRICKLAND ALSO DISPLAYED TO THE BOARD TWO WATER GLASSES, ONE VERY BADLY SPOTTED, AND ONE WHICH SHE HAD TRIED CLEANING WITH BRILLO, ONLY SLIGHTLY LESS SPOTTED. THESE GLASSES WERE ACCEPTED AND MARKED EXHIBIT 10 AND EXHIBIT 11. THEY ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK, EDWARD SCH MITT OF 1671 3RD COURT SPOKE IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE REQUESTED RATE INCREASE, NOTING THAT IF GRANTED, IT WOULD RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF 250% SINCE 1972. HE ALSO SPOKE OF THE POOR QUALITY OF THE WATER, WHICH HAS NOT IMPROVED OVER THE YEARS. MR. SCHMITT ASKED WHY THIS MEETING WAS HELD IN SEPTEMBER WHEN MANY OF THE PEOPLE ARE AWAY, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THE DATE OF THE MEETING WAS ASSIGNED BY THE BOARD, AND THIS WAS DONE ALMOST TWO MONTHS AGO, ARTHUR MERRILL OF 4TH AVENUE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION AND BROUGHT A JUG OF YELLOW -COLORED WATER FOR "MR. COFFEY TO MAKE COFFEE WITH." FRANK CASANO OF COLONIAL TERRACE SPOKE OF HIS PROBLEMS WITH INSTALLING WATER PURIFIERS, FILTERS, ETC., AND SAID IT IS A CONSTANT BATTLE TO TRY TO GET GOOD DRINKING WATER. HE FELT IF MID -FLORIDA WERE ALLOWED A RATE INCREASE, THEY SHOULD REPAY THEIR CUSTOMERS THE EXTRA IT IS COSTING THEM NOW TO GET DRINKING WATER. HILDA DURANT OPPOSED ANY INCREASE DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE WATER, AND ASKED THAT MID -FLORIDA GIVE MORE NOTICE WHEN THEY SHUT THE WATER OFF. CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED ATTORNEY GATLIN IF HE WISHED TO MAKE ANY REBUTTAL. ATTORNEY GATLIN REQUESTED MR. WRIGHT TO INFORM THOSE PRESENT WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN REGARD TO PROMISES MADE AT THE LAST RATE INCREASE HEARING. MR, WRIGHT STATED THAT AT THE LAST RATE HEARING THEY AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE QUALITY OF THE WATER, AND THEY DESIGNED AND ORDERED A FILTER AND SOFTENING SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED. -HE NOTED THAT THE RATE INCREASE THAT WAS GRANTED WAS NOT ALLOWED TO GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL THIS WAS DONE, AND THE COST OF THIS IMPROVEMENT WAS $34,000. 16 SEP 141917 rcx 31 PA,;F 45