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F-_ _ 1 <br />m <br />UNITS III AND IV SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS LISTED BY ATTORNEY COLLINS <br />FOR UTILITIES AND EMERGENCY PURPOSES BEING INCLUDED ON THE DEDICATION. <br />COMMISSIONER FLETCHER ASKED WHAT PROCEDURES THERE ARE TO <br />INFORM THE POTENTIAL PURCHASER THAT HE IS BUYING A WATER SYSTEM THAT <br />IS FRANCHISED BY THE COUNTY BUT NOT MAINTAINED OR SUSTAINED BY THE <br />COUNTY. <br />MR. CLARK, PRESIDENT OF FLORIDA LAND COMPANY, EXPLAINED <br />THAT A SUBDIVISION IN EXCESS OF 50 UNDEVELOPED PLATTED LOTS IS REQUIRED <br />BY THE LAND SALES BOARD OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND N.U.D. OF THE <br />FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HAVE A FILING MADE, IN WHICH FILING THERE IS A <br />VOLUMINOUS STATEMENT THAT INCLUDES AN EXACTING DESCRIPTION OF THE <br />PHYSICAL FACILITIES OF THE SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING THE UTILITIES. <br />THIS FILING EXPLAINS THAT THE WATER SYSTEM IS OWNED BY BENT PINE, <br />WHICH IS A SUBSIDIARY OF FLORIDA LAND COMPANY AND GIVES ALL THE <br />DETAILS — THE.STATEMENT RE SEWAGE HAS THE SAME VERBIAGE. <br />COMMISSIONER FLETCHER ASSUMED THEIR UTILITY COMPANY WAS <br />FRANCHISED BY THE COUNTY AND ASKED IF THERE IS A STIPULATION IN THAT <br />AGREEMENT THAT THIS UTILITY COMPANY WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE <br />COUNTY'S FUTURE SYSTEM, <br />MR. CLARK STATED THAT THE COUNTY HAS THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE <br />AT ANY TIME UP TO AND DURING THE SEVENTH YEAR AND THEN THE RIGHT LAPSES. <br />COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK THOUGHT ALL COUNTY FRANCHISES HAD <br />A PROVISION THAT THE SYSTEM WOULD BE CONVEYED AT NO COST, AND ATTORNEY <br />COLLINS EXPLAINED THAT THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS OLDER THAN SOME AND WAS <br />NEGOTIATED WITH THE PRIOR COMMISSION. <br />MR. CLARK NOTED THERE ARE THREE OPTIONS — THE COUNTY CAN <br />TAKE OVER ANY TIME IN SEVEN YEARS; CAN LET THIS RIGHT EXPIRE; OR CAN <br />TAKE OVER ALL LINES, LIFT STATIONS, MANHOLES, ETC., AND PURCHASE THE <br />LOCATION OF THE TREATMENT PLANT AND SITE AT A PREDETERMINED PRICE. <br />COMMISSIONER FLETCHER ASKED IF THE CORPORATION THAT HOLDS <br />THIS COMPANY IS A SUBSIDIARY OF FLORIDA LAND COMPANY, AND MR. CLARK <br />STATED THAT THEY ARE VERY HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE UTILITY BUSINESS <br />AND IT IS ONE OF SIX UTILITY COMPANIES THEY OWN. <br />DEC 1'71980 53 'mor. 45 ,-PAaE 4 13 <br />