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COMMISSIONER LOY FELT WE NEED TO ADOPT THE PLAN OFFICIALLY, <br />BUT NOTED THAT THE BOARD WILL NEED TIME TO REVIEW IT. <br />COMMISSIONER $IEBERT STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION <br />TO THE PLAN BEING FORWARDED TO MR, DRUCE ON AN INFORMAL BASIS BEFORE <br />IT IS OFFICIALLY ADOPTED. COMMISSIONER LOY AND CHAIRMAN WODTKE AGREED. <br />ANN ROBINSON, COUNTY RESIDENT, STATED THAT SHE IS VERY PROUD <br />OF THE PLAN AND THE LANDFILL AND COMMENDS THE COUNTY COMMISSION. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED THE ADMINISTRATOR WHEN CONSTRUCTION <br />CAN BE STARTED ON THE TWO ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR STATIONS, PARTICULARLY <br />THE ONE AT GIFFORD, <br />®ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS STATED TgAT HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET <br />THE ONE AT FELLSMERE PINNED DOWN. HE CONTINUED THAT HE HAS SENT THE <br />PLANS TO THE STATE AND WAS HOPEFUL THAT WE COULD GET THE GO-AHEAD ON <br />BOTH STATIONS AT THE SAME TIME SINCE IT WOULD BE MUCH EASIER AND MORE <br />EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL TO DO IT THAT WAY. <br />COMMISSIONER $IEBERT REPORTED THAT ONE OF THE SANITATION <br />FRANCHISE HOLDERS HAS SENT OUT A LETTER INCREASING RATES ON COMMERCIAL <br />COLLECTIONS OVER 100% AND STATING THE INCREASE WAS CAUSED BY THE LANDFILL <br />CHARGES, WHICH HE DID NOT BELIEVE PRESENTED THE SITUATION ACCURATELY OR FAIRLY. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED HE FELT THAT INDUSTRY WILL FIND OUT <br />THAT IT WILL PAY TO INVESTIGATE THEIR PRACTICES. HE CITED AN INSTANCE <br />WHERE A COMPANY THAT USED TO TAKE CARDBOARD CONTAINERS OUT TO THE <br />LANDFILL NOW HAVE FOUND A COMPANY THAT WILL TAKE THE CONTAINERS OFF <br />THEIR HANDS AND PAY FOR THEM, AND FURTHER NOTED THAT SOME GROVE OWNERS, <br />INSTEAD OF CARRYING LEAVES TO THE LANDFILL, HAVE NOW DECIDED THAT THEY <br />CAN BE USED IN THEIR GROVES, <br />ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NEIL' NELSON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT <br />THEY HAVE INITIATED A WARNING EDUCATION PROGRAM IN REGARD TO COVERED <br />AND UNCOVERED TRUCKS AND ARE NOT NOW MAKING THE DOUBLE CHARGE FOR UN- <br />COVERED LOADS, BUT WILL BEING TO DO SO NEXT WEEK. <br />ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD LETTER RE- <br />CEIVED FROM OLIVER W. CARSON REQUESTING THAT THE COUNTY ALLOW THE CITY <br />OF VERO BEACH TO SERVE AN AREA NEAR THE VERO BEACH COUNTRY CLUB WITH <br />ALL UTILITIES. MR. CARSON'S LETTER IS AS FOLLOWS: <br />coax 33 PAUL 488 <br />