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Ll m COMMISSIONER SIEBERT INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT THROUGH THE HOUSING STUDY, HE HAS FOUND THAT THERE ARE VERY LOW INTEREST LOANS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WITHIN A CERTAIN ECONOMIC LEVEL, HE RECOMMENDED THAT ANYONE FOR WHOM THE HOOK-UP CHARGES WOULD WORK A REAL ECONOMIC HARDSHIP CONTACT FHA IN FORT PIERCE IN REGARD TO A DIRECT LOAN, CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT HE ALL ALONG HAS BEEN IN AGREEMENT WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN REGARD TO HAVING A PERIOD OF TIME TO BUILD SOME HISTORY AS TO UTILIZATION OF THE WATER. HE FELT THE SYSTEM EVENTUALLY WILL HAVE TO BE MANDATORY, BUT NOTED THAT IN A PERIOD OF TIME WE WILL KNOW THE COUNTY'S POSITION FOR ADDITIONAL WATER AND TREATMENT OF WATER, AND HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. THE CHAIRMAN FELT THAT WHEN WE GET INTO A MANDATORY SITUATION, WE MUST BE SURE WE HAVE WATER AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE, AND IT IS POSSIBLE THERE COULD M BE A GREATER UTILIZATION OF WATER THAN WE ANTICIPATE, HE THEN SUGGESTED ALLOWING AT LEAST -A 12 MONTH PERIOD OF TIME TO ESTABLISH SOME KIND OF RECORD AND GIVE THE RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW US THAT THEY ARE GOING TO UTILIZE THE SYSTEM ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT WHEN WE EXPAND THE SEWER SYSTEM, IT WILL BE MANDATORY. ENGINEER BEINDORF AGREED WITH THE CHAIRMAN'S SUGGESTION OF A YEAR TO ESTABLISH SOME EXPERIENCE. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE WOULD RATHER NOT SET A DEFINITE TIME FRAME BUT JUST AGREE THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BECOME MANDATORY WHEN WE HAVE THE BASIC INFORMATION. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER DISCUSSED MAKING IT MANDATORY IN ONE YEAR'S TIME UNLESS THE BOARD DECIDES TO DEFER IT. ATTORNEY COLLINS BELIEVED THAT WITHIN LESS THAN A YEAR WE WILL BE COMPLETELY REVISING THIS ORDINANCE. CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO COME BACK IN THREE MONTHS AND MAKE HOOK-UP MANDATORY BECAUSE IF PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO PARTICIPATE, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXTEND WATER SERVICE INTO AREAS WHRRE IT WILL NOT BE UTILIZED, 35 F�J-