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u <br />m <br />RAISING THE UTILITY RATES, BUT HE FELT THAT WOULD BE UNFAIR BECAUSE YOU <br />WOULD BE CHARGING OTHER PEOPLE FOR SERVICE THEY ARE NOT RECEIVING. <br />THE ROCKRIDGE RESIDENTS PRESENT CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN THAT <br />THIS IS AN EXORBITANT CHARGE AND UNFAIR TO SENIOR CITIZENS; THAT THE <br />WATER IS NO GOOD, ETC. MRS. ROFI POINTED OUT THAT THEY CAN T GET HOME- <br />STEAD EXEMPTION BECAUSE THEY ARE HERE ONLY IN THE WINTER, AND THIS IS AN <br />ADDITIONAL CHARGE. ONE RESIDENT NOTED THAT THEY HAVE CHILDREN OR GRAND- <br />CHILDREN WHO COME DOWN AND UTILIZE THEIR HOMES DURING THE SUMMER SEASON, <br />AND EACH TIME THEY HAVE TO PAY $20.00 TO TURN THE WATER BACK ON. IT <br />WAS ASKED WHY THE MAN WHO TAKES THE METER READING CAN'T TURN THE METER <br />ON AND OFF OR DO SEVERAL AT ONE TIME. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT THE COUNTY HAS TO <br />RUN A UTILITY SYSTEM 12 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR AND HAS TO RUN IT ECO- <br />NOMICALLY AND FAIRLY. HE STATED THAT THOSE WHO <br />WISH TO HAVE THEIR WATER TURNED ON AND OFF AT THEIR CONVENIENCE, ARE <br />EITHER GOING TO HAVE TO PAY WHAT IT COSTS THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE THIS <br />SERVICE OR LEAVE -THE WATER CONNECTED AND, PAY THE MINIMUM BILL. THE <br />CHAIRMAN NOTED THAT WE ARE GOING TO RE-EVALUATE OUR COST PROJECTIONS, <br />BUT UNTIL WE GET FURTHER INFORMATION, THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE TO MAKE A <br />DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT, THEY WANT THE WATER LEFT ON WHILE THEY ARE <br />AWAY. <br />RESIDENTS CONTINUED TO OBJECT, NOTING THAT THE WATER MUST BE <br />TURNED OFF IN THE EVENT OF A POSSIBLE BREAK IN THE WATER PIPES. IT WAS <br />COMMENTED THAT THE NAMES DON T HAVE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE COMPUTER. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT THIS IS NECESSARY UNLESS THEY <br />WISH TO KEEP ON RECEIVING A BILL. <br />THE COMPLAINT WAS AGAIN VOICED THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING SHOULD <br />HAVE BEEN -HELD IN THE WINTER AND NOT THE SUMMER, AND COMMISSIONER LYONS <br />STATED THAT, AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT ACTUALLY WAS HELD IN EITHER NOVEMBER <br />OR DECEMBER. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE REQUESTED THAT THOSE PRESENT PLEASE UNDERSTAND <br />THAT THE COUNTY HAS NEVER BEEN IN THE WATER BUSINESS. HE FURTHER ASKED <br />THAT THE PEOPLE KEEP IN MIND THAT THEY ARE NOT PAYING A DEPOSIT WHEREAS <br />19 <br />9 PAGE 174 <br />