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COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT THE BOARD IS RECEPTIVE <br />TO PAYMENT BEING STRETCHED OUT OVER A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS OR SO. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE FURTHER NOTED THAT THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL <br />COST FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO CONNECT FROM THE <br />PROPERTY LINE TO THEIR HOUSE AND THE COST WOULD BE BASED ON THE <br />DISTANCE FROM THE METER TO THE HOUSE. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE IS GOING TO RELENT A <br />-BIT FROM HIS POSITION AT THE LAST MEETING EVEN THOUGH HE IS STILL <br />VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF MANDATORY HOOK-UP. HE FELT THAT AT SOME POINT <br />e <br />IN TIME WE NEED TO GET EVERYONE WITHIN 200' CONNECTED, BUT HE ALSO <br />e AGREED WITH MR. HART THAT WE NEED SOME EXPERIENCE BEFORE REQUIRING <br />MANDATORY HOOK-UP. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE,THEREFORE, <br />WOULD NOT INSIST ON MANDATORY HOOK-UP AT THIS TIME, BUT BELIEVED <br />- WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE VERY LONG TO REVIEW THIS MATTER <br />AND EVENTUALLY HAVE MANDATORY HOOK-UP, <br />COMMISSIONER Loy POINTED OUT THAT THE EXISTING CUSTOMERS ON <br />THE SEWER LINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REQUIRED TO HOOK-UP TO THE WATER, <br />BUT SHE FELT THAT NO ONE ON THE EXISTING SYSTEM WOULD WANT TO UNHOOK <br />-AND THEN HAVE TO PAY TO HOOK ON LATER, <br />COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT HER CONCERNS OF THE LAST MEETING <br />ARE STILL THE SAME AND THAT SHE FEELS,,IN THE LONG RUN,HOOK-UP WILL <br />HAVE TO BE MANDATORY. SHE CONTINUED THAT SHE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY <br />TO CONSULT WITH OUR ENGINEERS AND NOW HAS SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION <br />THAT AGREES. WITH WHAT PSR. HART TELLS US, MAINLY THAT WE DON'T HAVE <br />�. A TRACK RECORD AND WE MIGHT BETTER'GO A LITTLE MORE CAREFULLY AND <br />GET SOME EXPERIENCE WITH ACTUAL OPERATION BEHIND US BEFORE WE MAKE <br />IT MANDATORY. COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT SHE WOULD NOT WANT <br />ANYONE TO FEEL THAT SHE WOULDN'T SUPPORT MAKING HOOK-UP MANDATORY <br />AS SOON AS WE CAN, BUT SHE NOW FEELS WE WOULD BE BETTER OFF NOT TO <br />IN THE BEGINNING. SHE NOTED THAT THIS WOULD ALSO GIVE THE PEOPLE <br />IN THE AREA A LITTLE MORE TIME TO BEGIN PAYING THEIR CONNECTION FEES <br />SO THEY WOULD BE PREPARED WHEN THE LINES ARE AVAILABLE. <br />JUL 0 51978 <br />