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F_ <br />DEC 111979 <br />BQOK 42 . PACE <br />MR. MOSIAN STATED THAT IF YOU TAKE ALL CUSTOMERS, HE BE- <br />LIEVED IT WOULD PROBABLY COME OUT TO 10,000, AND EXPLAINED THAT <br />THEY TRIED TO SHOW YOUR TYPICAL CUSTOMER, <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS ASKED IF THE PROJECTED REVENUES ARE <br />BASED ON 5,000_GALLONS OR 10,000 GALLONS PER MONTH, AND MR. MOSIAN <br />STATED THAT THEY ARE BASED ON 10,000, WHICH IS THE ACTUAL. HE IN- <br />FORMED THE BOARD THAT THESE FIGURES CONTAIN A LOT OF ATYPICAL PEOPLE, <br />AND THEY WANT TO LEAVE THEM OUT OF THE AVERAGE. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT THEIR DESIGN PLANNED FOR 350 GPD <br />PER UNIT, AND MR. MOSIAN EXPLAINED THAT PART OF THIS IS CAUSED BY PEAKS <br />WHICH YOU MUST ALLOW FOR. HE NOTED PEOPLE IN VERO SHORES USE MORE <br />THAN IN THE HIGHLANDS. YOU CANT OVERLOAD PLANTS, AND YOU MUST START <br />SOMEWHERE TO FIGURE OUT PLANT CAPACITY SINCE YOU DON T WANT TO KEEP <br />BUILDING PLANTS, WHICH ULTIMATELY COSTS EVERYBODY MONEY. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT COMMENTED ON AVERAGES, NOTING THAT <br />IF YOU TAKE TEN PEOPLE AND ONE OF THEM MAKES A MILLION DOLLARS AND <br />THE OTHER NINE MAKE $10,000 EACH, THE AVERAGE WOULD BE $190,0000 <br />BUT THE OTHER NINE WOULDNIT BELIEVE IT. <br />ATTORNEY ROEN THEN MADE HER CLOSING STATEMENT AND FELT <br />THE EVIDENCE HAS PROVED THAT DURING THE TEST YEAR, THE COMPANY LOST <br />MONEY UNDER THE PRESENT RATE STRUCTURE; IT CANNOT MEET ITS COSTS; <br />AND CANNOT HOPE TO MAKE A RETURN. SHE REITERATED THAT ALL THEY ARE <br />ASKING FOR IS SUFFICIENT REVENUE TO COVER OPERATING EXPENSES, AND <br />THEY WILL STILL OPERATE AT A LOSS. SHE STATED THAT THE QUALITY OF <br />SERVICE MEETS ALL APPLICABLE REGULATORY STANDARDS, AND SHE URGED <br />THE COMMISSION TO GRANT THE RELIEF REQUESTED AND PUT THE RATES IN <br />EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. MS. ROEN FURTHER REQUESTED THAT THE PROPOSED <br />TARIFFS BE INCORPORATED WITH ANY RESOLUTION TO BE PASSED, <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT THE COMMISSION <br />WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REACH A DECISION ON THIS TONIGHT AND MAY WANT <br />SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HE ASKED IF THE BOARD WISHED TO CONTINUE <br />THE PUBLIC HEARING OR CLOSE IT. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THE <br />HEARING, BUT WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GET MORE ANSWERS IF NECESSARY. <br />Ed <br />