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the Board would rule that they are estopped from reversing this, if that was what they wanted to do, because most Boards would not agree with equitable estoppel. He argued that when his client signed the contract to buy the property, the client conducted due diligence and conducted it in a manner that was sufficient. He believed that if one gets a determination letter from the County, they should be able to rely on that and not have to conduct their own investigations into the facts on which the County relied. Attorney Henderson then alluded to Attorney O'Haire's criticism of The Source for not hiring an attorney to look into the background of that determination, and asserted that being a lawyer for a long time, he would have accepted that kind of determination letter as being reliable. He pointed out that to date, his client has spent over '/2 million dollars on this property, which will not be recovered, if they are not able to develop this residential treatment center. He believed Attorney O'Haire's witnesses are confused on the question of when the property was vacated, because Hurricane Wilma occurred in October 2005 and at that time the property had been vacated, so if that is the hurricane they are thinking of, then there is no inconsistency in the testimony. But if they are talking about prior to September of 2004, The Source's testimony and the proof presented shows that the property was actually occupied by residence during that time. He noted that when questioned about whether the property had been vacated prior to the storms of 2004, the witnesses used expressions like, "I believe," "to the best of my knowledge," and giving the benefit of the doubt, Attorney Henderson believed they are confused as to 2005 and 2004. He reserved the right to make a final response. CLOSING ARGUMENTS BYATTORNEY 0IHAIRE Attorney O'Haire began with the issue of whether there was confusion of the date of the hurricanes, and argued that there was no confusion and that the witnesses knew which storm they boarded up for. He therefore did not think confusion was an issue, and felt the real basic issue April 24, 2008 49 Special Call Meeting (The Source)