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I J U L 16 19 80 BOOK -44 PAGE 82 DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ABOUT THE ROOF. MR. KONTOULAS REPORTED DEMOLITION OF THE OLD PLUMBING, AND THE ELECTRICIANS HAVE DONE SOME NEW WORK. HE SEEMED SATISFIED THAT PROGRESS WAS BETTER, BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD PICK UP MORE AFTER THE DEMOLITION WAS DONE. HE NOTED THAT THEY ARE NOW TWO MONTHS AND ONE WEEK INTO DEMOLITION AND FEEL THEY ARE RIGHT ON SCHEDULE, ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS ASKED WHEN THE NEW ENGINEER IS GOING TO REPORT TO WORK, AS HE HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING FURTHER, AND MR. KONTOULAS ADVISED THAT, ACCORDING TO THE ARCHITECT, THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER WOULD BE HERE THIS WEEK. MR. KONTOULAS REPORTED THAT THE COURTHOUSE PROGRESS IS A LITTLE SLOW, BUT THE WORK FORCE IS SMALLER THAN THAT AT THE ADMINIS- TRATION BUILDING. HE ADDED THAT THEY HAVE EXCAVATED FOR THE ELEVATOR FOOTINGS AND ARE NOW TAMPING TO THE WEST, MR. KONTOULAS STATED THAT COMPACTION TESTS, WHICH THE CONTRACTOR PAYS FOR, WERE TAKEN YESTERDAY BUT DID NOT COME UP TO PAR, THEREFORE, MORE COMPACTING AND TESTING MUST BE DONE. HE EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM WITH THE ROOF ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE; THERE WAS SO MUCH WATER UNDERNEATH THE ROOF DECK, AND THIS MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF THE INSIDE LEAK IN THE COMMIS- SION ROOM. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS AGREED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE ROOF OVER THE YEARS. MR. KONTOULAS ADVISED THAT NEW ELECTRICAL WORK IS BEING DONE IN THE COURTHOUSE, AND THE PLUMBERS ARE PRESENTLY WAITING FOR CHANGES TO COME THROUGH. HE ADDED THAT ONCE HE GETS PAST THESE HURDLES, THINGS SHOULD BE OKAY, BUT HE WAS DOUBTFUL THE COURTHOUSE WOULD MEET ITS DEADLINE. COMMISSIONER LYONS ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WILL BE A MEETING NEXT WEEK IN TALLAHASSEE REGARDING THE 201 PROGRAM, AND ATTORNEY TERRY LEWIS, FORMERLY OF THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, WILL REPORT TO US AFTER THIS MEETING. COMMISSIONER LOY NOTIFIED THE BOARD THAT CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION OWNS 40 ACRES OF LAND THAT ADJOINS HOBART PARK,AND AT ONE TIME IT WAS