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ATTORNEY NOTED THAT WE HAVE HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE PEBBLE BAY SEWER PLANT DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE MR. LOHMAN. HE CONTINUED THAT WE AMENDED THE AGREEMENT WITH MR. LOHMAN SO WE COULD TERMINATE WITHOUT CAUSE, AND UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,HE FELT THE COUNTY COULD AND SHOULD TERMINATE THE CONTRACT WITH TREASURE COAST UTILITIES, INC., IMMEDIATELY. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY TERMINATED THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND TREASURE COAST UTILITIES, INC., DATED APRIL 15, 1976. ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA HAVE BEEN SENDING THEIR BILLS TO MR. LOHMAN AND HE SUGGESTED THE BOARD AUTHORIZE THE ADMINISTRATOR TO SEND A NOTICE TO EACH OF THE CUSTOMERS INDICATING THAT NO MORE PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE TO MR. LOHMAN BUT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OR WHOEVER THE BOARD WISHES TO DESIGNATE. { ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON STATED THAT THEY HAVE A LIST OF THE PEOPLE ON THAT SERVICE RIGHT NOW, AND NOTED THAT THERE WILL BE A GREAT NUMBER OF EXPENSES INVOLVED BECAUSE THE PLANT IS IN BAD SHAPE, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER .Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY INSTRUCTED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE CUSTOMERS ON THE PEBBLE BAY SEWER SYSTEM NOT TO MAKE ANY FURTHER PAYMENTS TO INDIAN RIVER UTILITIES OR TREASURE COAST UTILITIES, BUT TO MAKE ALL FUTURE PAYMENTS TO INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, AND FURTHER INSTRUCTED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO ARRANGE WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO GET THIS ON THE COMPUTER FOR HANDLING. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY HAVE MADE A DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE PEBBLE BAY TREATMENT SYSTEM, AND THE FOLLOWING THINGS NEED TO BE DONE TO THE SEWER PLANT ITSELF: 1. REPAIR AND REINSTALL CHLORINATION SYSTEM, 2. OBTAIN A NEW PUMP AS ONE IS MISSING. 3. REWORK THE ALARM SYSTEM AND INSTALL TIME CLOCKS TO SET OFF THE PUMPS. 56 '� PAGE