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1 <br />MR. LORC STATED THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO AVOID PUTTING IN <br />12 ONE THOUSAND GALLON SEPTIC TANKS. HE CONTINUED THAT THEY HAVE THE <br />PERMITS, AND THE DER CANT BELIEVE THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING SEPTIC <br />TANKS IO` FROM A SEWER LINE. <br />COMMISSIONER'SIEBERT FELT WE HAVE TO WEIGH THE VALUE OF THE <br />DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AS OPPOSED TO THE PROLIFERATION OF SEPTIC TANKS. <br />ATTORNEY CHARLES GARRIS APPEARED, REPRESENTING CARMEN NICOTRA, <br />WHO PLANS ON CONSTRUCTING AN APARTMENT IN THE 6TH AVENUE AREA. HE STATED <br />THEY HAVE THE SAME OBJECTION AS MR. ZORC. HE UNDERSTOOD THE PURPOSE OF <br />THE FRANCHISE TO BE MORE OR LESS A PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL OWNERS WHERE <br />DEVELOPERS PUT IN A WATER SYSTEM. !'HERE YOU HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL OWNER <br />OPERATING A SMALL COMPLEX, ATTORNEY GARRIS FELT THERE IS NO NEED TO <br />PROTECT ANYONE SINCE THE TENANTS WILL WORK WITH HIM IF THERE ARE ANY <br />PROBLEMS WITH THE WATER. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS POINTED OUT THAT IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE <br />BUILDING, IT WILL REQUIRE A FRANCHISE. <br />ATTORNEY GARRIS QUESTIONED THE SEWER RATES BASED ON THE WATER <br />USAGE AND ASKED IF YOU SHOULD, FOR INSTANCE, METER A SINGLE WELL, WOULD <br />THAT MEAN YOUR SEWAGE RATE WOULD BE BASED ON THE WATER USE FOR THAT <br />ENTIRE COMPLEX. HE NOTED THAT OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THE WATER IS BEING USED <br />FOR THE SWIMMING POOL, TO WATER THE LAWN, ETC. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT WOULD*BE THE EFFECT*.' THE RATES <br />THAT THE HOLDER OF THE FRANCHISE COULD CHARGE TO CUSTOMERS WOULD BE I•N <br />THE FRANCHISE, BUT WHAT THE COUNTY WOULD CHARGE TO THE USER WILL HAVE TO <br />BE ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE. <br />ATTORNEY GARRIS STATED IF YOU ARE MANDATING USE OF A FRANCHISE, <br />YOU ARE BASICALLY DISALLOWING DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SMALL PROPERTY OWNER <br />AND IMPOSING AN UNDUE BURDEN ON THEM. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT THE COST WOULD BE IN THE CENTRAL <br />WATER SUPPLY, NOT THE FRANCHISE, AND HE DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS EVER <br />ANTICIPATED THAT A SINGLE OWNER WOULD TIE IN BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE. <br />DEAN LUETHJE ASKED WHO WILL MAINTAIN THE OWNERSHIP OF THE <br />COLLECTION TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE BUILT BY THE <br />MAY 2 3 1979 <br />1($ <br />BOOK 40 Phcf 336 <br />