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CHAIRMAN WODTKE INFORMED THOSE PRESENT OF THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED, AND IT WAS AGREED TO SWEAR IN ALL THOSE WISHING TO TESTIFY AT ONE TIME. HE NOTED THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR ATTORNEYS TO BE SWORN IN. ATTORNEY COLLINS SWORE IN THE FOLLOWING: OPPOSING THE RATE INCREASE FOR IXORA UTILITIES SUBSCRIBERS; ANDERS TARANGER MARGARET DIXON SANDRA KOWALIK ROBERT DAVID THOMPSON, ACCOUNTANT FAVORING THE RATE INCREASE FOR IXORA UTILITIES:. NATHAN TANEN, OFFICIAL OF IXORA UTILITIES MELVIN TANEN, " " " " -JOSEPH L. EDELSTEIN, CPA ATTORNEY BOGOSIAN MADE THE PRESENTATION REPRESENTING IXORAI;, UTILITIES. HE NOTED THAT THE FRANCHISE WAS GRANTED IN 1960 AND AT THAT TIME THE RATES APPROVED BY THE COUNTY WERE RELATIVELY MODEST. THE RATES CONTINUED ON THAT BASIS FOR 16 YEARS UNTIL 1976, WHEN THEY REQUESTED AN INCREASE TO $7.45 ON A MINIMUM OF 4,500 GALLONS WITH AN OVERRIDE FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 1,000 AND A FLAT RATE OF $10.50 FOR SEWER CHARGES. AFTER DELIBERATION,THE BOARD GRANTED A $6.00 BASE RATE WITH AN OVERRIDE OF $1.08 AND A FLAT RATE SEWER CHARGE OF $7.00,MAKING A TOTAL FOR MINIMUM WATER AND SEWER OF $13.00. ATTORNEY BOGOSIAN CONTINUED THAT IXORA UTILITIES NOW HAS FILED A PETITION REQUESTING THAT THEIR RATES BE INCREASED TO $10.50 FOR A MINIMUM 4,500 GALLONS WITH AN ADDITIONAL $1.50 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 1,000 AND A FLAT SEWER RATE OF $12.50, WHICH HE FELT WOULD AMOUNT TO $24.00 TO $25.00 MONTHLY FOR AVERAGE USERS. ATTORNEY BOGOSIAN NOTED THAT AT THE TIME IXORA UTILITIES REQUESTED THE INCREASE IN 1976, THEY MADE SOME PRETTY RASH PROMISES TO THE BOARD, ONE IN REGARD TO ANTICIPATED IMPROVEMENTS TOTALING ABOUT $147,000. HE STATED THAT THOSE PROMISES WERE BASED ON THE BOARD GRANTING THE INCREASE -AT THE FIGURES REQUESTED, AND BECAUSE.OF THE LOWER INCREASE GRANTED, OTHER JUL 191978 All