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ENTITLED TO CERTAIN BENEFITS ON A "PER CHILD - PER BED - PER DAY" BASIS, <br />WHICH SHOULD FUND THE BULK OF THE OPERATIONAL COSTS. THEREFORE, ALTHOUGH <br />THE COUNTY WOULD BE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS, THESE <br />SHOULD BE IN THE RANGE OF $5,000 OR $6,000 INSTEAD OF $35,000 AS SET <br />OUT IN THE BUDGET. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE INQUIRED ABOUT THE DHRS STAFFING REQUIREMENTS. <br />MRS. WEBB OF THE DHRS INFORMED HIM THAT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT <br />THIS FACILITY IS TO BE SET UP, IT DOES NOT'HAVE A DEFINITE REQUIRED <br />STAFFING PATTERN. SHE WOULD EXPECT THAT THE COUNSELING WOULD BE DONE BY <br />THE SOCIAL WORKERS WITHIN TSR. TWEED'S UNIT. <br />DISCUSSION AROSE AS TO THE ADVISABILITY OF PLACING SUCH A <br />FACILITY AT HOBART PARK, AND DENNIS TWEED, DISTRICT SUPERVISOR FOR THE <br />DHRS, STATED THAT HOBART PARK WOULD BE A MORE SUITABLE LOCATION FOR THE <br />12-13-14 YEAR OLDS. THEY WOULD PREFER TO PLACE THE 15-16-17 AGE GROUP <br />CLOSER TO TOWN TO ELIMINATE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS AND GIVE THEM ACCESS <br />TO JOBS, <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE COMMENTED THAT IN PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS REGARDING <br />A POSSIBLE LOCATION FOR A YOUTH MANOR, HE HAD MENTIONED HOBART PARK <br />MERELY AS A'PASSING THOUGHT AND ACTUALLY DID NOT EVEN KNOW IF OUR RE- <br />STRICTIONS WOULD ALLOW IT. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE POSSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY HAVING <br />OTHER PROPERTY CLOSER TO TOWN, AND IT WAS ASKED HOW LARGE A PIECE OF <br />PROPERTY WOULD BE REQUIRED. <br />MR. TWEED POINTED OUT THAT IF THE LOCATION WERE CLOSE TO TOWN, <br />THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE USE OF THE CITY FACILITIES THAT ALREADY EXIST <br />AND PROBABLY WOULD NOT NEED ANYTHING MORE THAN A LOT. IN THE COUNTRY, <br />YOU WOULD HAVE TO DEVELOP YOUR OWN FACILITIES. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT THE OVERALL CONCEPT IS WHAT WE <br />ARE INTERESTED IN NOW. SHE FELT THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST PROJECTS THAT <br />HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE BOARD IN A LONG TIME, AND AGREED THERE IS A <br />DEFINITE NEED FOR THE COUNTY TO HAVE THEIR OWN FACILITY OF THIS TYPE. <br />SHE ENDORSED THE CONCEPT OF THE PROJECT, AND FELT WE COULD MOVE AHEAD <br />TO TRY TO FIND SOME SUITABLE LAND IF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS AGREED. <br />23 <br />MAY 91979 <br />ROOK ® QAcE 4028 <br />I <br />