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THE CITY OF VERO BEACH HAS A $25.00 DEPOSIT. HE CONTINUED THAT WE ARE <br />JUST GETTINGA NTO THIS BUSINESS AND ARE LEARNING AND POSSIBLY, AS WE <br />BECOME LARGER AND HAVE MANY THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS LIKE THE CITY OF <br />VERO BEACH, WE CAN DO THIS MORE ECONOMICALLY. <br />ONE RESIDENT ASKED WHY THEY ARE NOT ON THE SAME FOOTING AS <br />VERO BEACH, AND NOTED THAT THEY WILL PAY A DEPOSIT. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT.THEY ARE IN THE COUNTY, <br />NOT THE CITY, AND ARE NOT PAYING ANY CITY TAXES. <br />THE ARGUMENT CONTINUED AND ONE GENTLEMAN BROUGHT UP THE <br />CONSERVATION ASPECT. HE STATED IT APPARENTLY IS TO THE COUNTY'S BENEFIT <br />TO HAVE LESS WATER USAGE BECAUSE SHORTAGE OF WATER SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM, <br />AND HE FELT THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE GAINED BY REDUCING THE TURN -ON FEE <br />SO PEOPLE WILL TURN THEIR WATER OFF, <br />COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT WE NEED TO BRING THIS DISCUSSION <br />TO A CONCLUSION AS THE BOARD HAS MANY OTHER MATTERS TO CONSIDER. SHE <br />FELT CONSERVATION WAS ONE OF THE STRONGEST POINTS CALLED TO OUR ATTENTION. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy POINTED OUT THAT THE COUNTY GOT INTO THIS BUSINESS <br />OVERNIGHT AND DOES HAVE PROBLEMS, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO RE-EVALUATE AND <br />HOPEFULLY CAN STREAMLINE THE SYSTEM AND REDUCE SOME OF THE CHARGES. AT <br />THIS TIME, HOWEVER, WE WILL JUST HAVE TO TAKE THE PEOPLE'S RECOMMENDATIONS <br />AND STUDY THEM BECAUSE WE MUST INVESTIGATE ALL,THE FIGURES. SHE•THANKED <br />THOSE PRESENT FOR BRINGING THIS PROBLEM TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMENTED THAT MID -FLORIDA IS OUT OF <br />BUSINESS BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T MAKE ENDS MEET. <br />ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS NEXT DISCUSSED A REQUEST MADE BY JOHN <br />FICA REGARDING INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF <br />6TH AVENUE AND U. S. 1. THE ADMINISTRATOR INFORMED THE BOARD THAT IN <br />1974 THE DOT EVALUATED THIS SAME INTERSECTION, AND THEIR CONCLUSION WAS <br />"•` THAT THROUGH TRAFFIC ON 6TH AVENUE SHOULD BE ROUTED TO THE NORTH ONLY <br />AND THAT NO LEFT TURNS SHOULD BE PERMITTED FROM U.S. I INTO 6TH AVENUE. <br />HE FURTHER NOTED THAT THE DOT HAD ALL THEIR KEY PERSONNEL UP HERE TO <br />STUDY THIS AREA BECAUSE THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF CITRUS AT EXCHANGE <br />PACKERS ON THE HIGHWAY WAS A SERIOUS FACTOR. THE ADMINISTRATOR CONTINUED <br />20 <br />11 som 39 PACE 175 <br />