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Mr. Hedin, in response to the question of whether he was sure, in his own mind, that the property was abandoned at some point prior to the storms of 2004, replied, "Absolutely." He was also absolutely sure that the facility was abandoned for at lease a year continuously before it was purchased by The Source in May of 2006. He never observed any repairs being done, and said the only repairs that happened were the blue tarps placed on the roofs, but the building was never occupied. He attested to the abandonment of the property, revealing that he was the one who told Waste Management to stop coming because there was no one there, and he had asked the driver of the Florida Gas propane truck if it was not kind of odd that he kept coming and not putting anything in. He said the building was wide open and he could have taken anything he wanted. ATTORNEYHENDERSON CROSS-QUESTIONED MR. HEDIN Mr. Hedin, in response to questions from Attorney Henderson, said he moved into his residence in 2002; built his own home; and was aware of the use of the property as an Alcohope facility. ATTORNEY 0IHAIRE CALLED RAYMETZ Ray Metz, 5960 37th Street, (without questioning from Attorney O'Haire) spoke about his timeline, the Source's timeline, and the decision the Board has to make (whether the residential treatment stopped for over a year.) He too believed Alcohope moved out around the time of the first hurricanes. He did not go on the property in 2004, but after that, and in subsequent years, he frequented the property with his kids. As he rode on the property, he could see doors left open, air conditioning units had been stolen, and windows were broken. Mr. Metz exhibited and talked about a letter from John McCoy to Bruce Barkett seeking to know what happened on that property. He read the response to Mr. McCoy, and presented April 24, 2008 40 Special Call Meeting (The Source)