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L <br />RICHARD COMMAROTA OF 1275 40TH AVENUE CAME BEFORE THE BOARD <br />TO DISCUSS THE SOUTH COUNTY WATER "MUNICIPAL SERVICES BISTRICT. HE <br />STATED THAT HE AND OTHER NEIGHBORS ON 49TH AVENUE ARE OPPOSED TO THE <br />1/4 MILL TAX BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALREADY PAID THE PRICE FOR !MATER AND <br />4 <br />SEWER LINE HOOKUPS TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH. THEY, THEREFORE, 'WANT <br />NO FURTHER EXPENSE IN THIS MATTER, AND FEEL THE MILLAGE IMPOSED ON <br />THEM IS UNFAIR BECAUSE THEY DO NOT FEEL THEY SHOULD BE PAYING FOR <br />ANYONE UNDER MID FLORIDA UTILITIES. HE ALSO FELT THERE ARE A LOT OF <br />QUESTIONS THAT ARE UNANSWERED AND ASKED IF THE CITY OF VERO PEACH WILL <br />TURN OVER THE LINES ON 47TH AVENUE WITH NO CHARGE TO THE COUNTY OR <br />TO THE CUSTOMERS. WILL THE CUSTOMERS HAVE TO PAY A RE -HOOKUP FEE IF <br />THE COUNTY TAKES OVER? WILL SEWER AND WATER RATES AT THE TIME OF <br />TAKE-OVER BE THE SAME OR LOWER THAN THE CITY OF VERO PEACH? !'+,HEN THE <br />COUNTY PURCHASED 'lID FLORIDA AND FINDS OUT T14AT THE SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE, <br />WILL THAT BE AN ADDITIONAL COST? IR. COMMAROTA FELT THAT IF THE CITY <br />COULD EXEMPT ONE STREET' FROM SEWER SERVICE TO SAVE TREES, IT COULD <br />ALSO EXEMPT 40TH AVENUE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT HE HAD WRITTEN IR. COMMAROTA THAT <br />THE COUNTY DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE CITY OF VERO TEACH IS GOING TO DO <br />WITH THE SERVICES THEY ARE SUPPLYING OUTSIDE THEIR CITY LIMITS THE <br />COUNTY IS DOING A STUDY AND IS GOING TO PROVIDE WATER - NOT SEWER, AND <br />THERE IS A.GREAT POSSIBILITY THE COUNTY {MILL HAVE TO SERVICE THE AREA <br />THE CITY IS NOW SERVICING. THE CHAIRMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY <br />SERVICES IN A HIT-OR-MISS FASHION VARIOUS LOCATIONS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS, <br />AND IT WOULD BE A VIRTUAL IMPOSSIBILITY FOR THE COUNTY TO SERVICE IN <br />BETWEEN THESE RANDOM STREETS WE MUST WORK OUT THESE MATTERS WITH THE <br />CITY; LINES MUST BE NEGOTIATED FOR; AND'A COMPLETE STUDY MUST BE MADE <br />BEFORE ANY HOOKUP CHARGES OR RATES CAN BE DETERMINED. THE CHAIRMAN <br />FURTHER NOTED THAT THE COUNTY IS PURCHASING MID FLORIDA -BECAUSE IT <br />IS INADEQUATE. THE COUNTY HAS PROBLEMS WITH MANY FRANCHISES AND THE <br />RATES THEY ARE CHARGING. <br />MR. COMMAROTA FELT THAT THE COUNTY WAS NOT AWARE OF THE <br />CIRCUMSTANCES ON 40TH AVENUE. y <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT AGREED THAT HE HAD NOT BEEN AWARE THAT <br />ANY CITY CUSTOMERS WERE INCLUDED IN THE TAXING DISTRICT, BUT AFTER <br />u <br />50 <br />