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DAYS TO REVIEW THE 201 PLAN AND IF THEY HAVE ANY NEGATIVE COMMENTS, <br />THE EPA WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT. MR. SWALLOWS NOTED THAT THIS <br />FORCES THE DER TO COME BACK AND SAY YES OR NO ON THE IMPOUNDMENTS. <br />HIS NEXT RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO GO AHEAD AND SET UP THE BOARD'S <br />PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PLAN IN A LITTLE OVER 60 DAYS. HE FURTHER <br />SUGGESTED THAT THE BOARD INVITE THE VARIOUS REGULATORY AGENCIES TO <br />COME IN AT THAT HEARING AND MAKE A STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC AS TO <br />THEIR POSITION ON THE PLAN. ONCE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OVER WITH <br />AND THE SPECIFIED NUMBER OF DAYS FOR THE PUBLIC TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL <br />COMMENTS TO IMPROVE THE PLAN HAVE PASSED, HE RECOMMENDED THE BOARD <br />GO RIGHT INTO REQUESTING THE EXCEPTION. <br />MR. SWALLOWS THEN DISCUSSED THE COST DIFFERENTIAL OF THE <br />TWO METHODS, NOTING THAT THE FIRST PROPOSED SCHEME WOULD COST <br />APPROXEMATEL.Y $300,000 OVER THE IMPOUNDMENT METHOD, BUT SINCE EPA HAS <br />SAID THEY WILL NOT FUND THE LAND INVOLVED, IT MAKES A NET INCREASE <br />TO THE COUNTY OF APPROXIMATELY $105,000 MORE IN CAPITAL COSTS. FOR <br />EVERY MONTH THAT IS BEING DELAYED ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, THE <br />COST IS INCREASING 1% A MONTH, OR ABOUT $100,000 A MONTH, BUT WE <br />HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE STEPS THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO GET THE EXCEPTION. <br />MR. SWALLOWS NOTED THAT THE COST OF THAT MAY WELL BE BEYOND THE <br />$105,000 THAT IT WILL COST THE COUNTY, BUT MR. SWALLOWS STILL FELT <br />THE COUNTY SHOULD GO FOR THE EXCEPTION. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE CONCURRED WITH EVERYTHING MR. SWALLOWS <br />HAS REPORTED AND DID NOT FEEL WE HAVE ANY ALTERNATIVE BUT TO GO AHEAD <br />AND RELEASE THIS NEW IDEA FOR A-95 REVIEW AND FORCE THE DER TO MAKE <br />A DECISION. HE NOTED THAT BASICALLY THE STATEMENT MADE BY MR. POOLE <br />OF THE DER WAS THAT THEIR POLICY CAN ONLY BE BASED ON FIELD WORK <br />AND THEY CANNOT HAVE A POLICY ON SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT EXIST. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE FELT STRONGLY THAT THE TIME HAS COME FOR US TO <br />ADDRESS THIS MATTER AND GET THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED SINCE HE <br />FELT FROM THE MEETING IN TALLAHASSEE THAT MOST OF THE AGENCIES WERE <br />BEHIND US,AND HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PLAN THAT HAS A CHANCE OF <br />BEING IMPLEMENTED. <br />FEB 61980 77 BOOK 42 PACE f 74 <br />L <br />