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a <br />WERE LODGED SUBSEQUENT TO THEIR ASKING FOR A RATE INCREASE, BUT <br />POINTED OUT THAT SINCE THEIR LAST RATE INCREASE, THEY HAVE NOT <br />RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS FROM THE BOARD. ATTORNEY BOGOSIAN REQUESTED <br />THAT ALL THE DOCUMENTS HE HAS FILED WITH THE BOARD BE MADE A PART <br />.OF THE RECORD.t <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT BEFORE ATTORNEY BOGOSIAN'S SUB- <br />MISSIONS ARE MADE A PART OF THE RECORD, THAT ATTORNEY KRAMER SHOULD <br />HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS. <br />ATTORNEY KRAMER STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN ASKED BY A SPECIAL <br />COMMITTEE REPRESENTING A MAJORITY OF THE SUBSCRIBERS TO IXORA <br />UTILITIES TO REPRESENT THEM IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUESTED RATE <br />INCREASE. <br />ATTORNEY BOGOSIAN RESERVED THE RIGHT TO MAKE ADDITIONAL <br />PRESENTATION. <br />ATTORNEY KRAMER PRESENTED TESTIMONY FROM THE FOLLOWING: <br />ANDERS TARANGER OF 310 20TH AVENUE S.W. STATED THAT HIS <br />MAIN COMPLAINT IS THE QUALITY OF THE WATER. HE SHOWED THE BOARD <br />HIS ICE TRAY AND STATED THAT TO CLEAN IT HE HAD TO USE STEEL WOOL <br />AND SCRAPE -THE BOTTOM WITH A PAINT SCRAPER. MR. TARANGER STATED <br />THAT HE_LIVES IN A 3 BEDROOM HOUSE WITH FOUR CHILDREN AND HIS WIFE; <br />-THAT THEIR AVERAGE MONTHLY BILL IS $26.17 AND BECAUSE HE HASN'T <br />BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD A WATER SOFTENER, THEIR SOAP CONSUMPTION IS <br />DOUBLE THAT OF AN AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD. HE FELT UNLESS IXORA UTILITIES <br />.CLEANS.UP THE WATER SOME, THE SUBSCRIBERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY <br />ANY MORE. <br />ATTORNEY KRAMER ASKED THAT THE RECORD SHOW THAT -THE ICE <br />TRAY SHOWSA THICK SCALE OF A YELLOW COLOR EXCEPT FOR THE END WHERE <br />IT IS CLEANED OFF BY PSR. TARANGER. <br />MR. TARANGER STATED THAT HE IS A MEMBER OF THE -COMMITTEE <br />REPRESENTING THE SUBSCRIBERS AND IS AUTHORIZED TO LODGE HIS COM- <br />PLAINT IN THEIR BEHALF. <br />ATTORNEY BOGOSIAN ASKED. MR. TARANGER IF HE HAD EVER <br />COMPLAINED TO ANYONE PREVIOUS TO THIS DATE. <br />70 <br />