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COMMISSIONER BIRD POINTED OUT THAT THE MOTION PROVIDES THE OWNER ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD BEFORE DEMOLITION IS CARRIED 0 UT . COMMISSIONER FLETCHER HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT DR. FENNER'S PREVIOUS HEARING, AND ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF COMMISSIONER FLETCHER LOOKED THROUGH THE ATTORNEY'S FILE ON THIS MATTER BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OF PROMISES WHICH DR. FENNER HAS MADE TO THE COUNTY, NONE OF WHICH HAVE BEEN FULFILLED, COMMISSIONER FLETCHER BROUGHT UP THE SUNSET RESTAURANT AS A COMPARISON AND FELT PEOPLE WOULD ASK WHY THE COUNTY WOULD TAKE THIS MOTEL DOWN RATHER THAN THE SUNSET RESTAURANT WHICH APPEARS TO BE COMING DOWN PIECE BY PIECE AND PRESENTS A VERY GREAT HAZARD, ADMINISTRATOR NELSON NOTED THAT THERE ARE MANY PLACES IN THIS COUNTY THAT NEED ATTENTION, THIS PARTICULAR MATTER HAS BEEN GOING ON -SINCE 1968, HE EXPLAINED THE ON-GOING COUNTY PROCEDURE WHERE BUILDING DIRECTOR RYMER BRINGS IN A LIST OF HAZARDOUS STRUCTURES, AND THE BOARD HAS A HEARING IN REGARD TO EACH ONE, HE NOTED THAT THIS SUNSET RESTAURANT MAY BE ON SUCH A LIST; THIS IS A LONG, SLOW PROCESS, AND WE ARE NOT SINGLING OUT ANYONE, ALL ARE TREATED ALIKE, AND THEY ARE GIVEN A GREAT DEAL OF TIME TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION, COMMISSIONER FLETCHER POINTED OUT THAT SUCH DEMOLITION TAKES ENERGY, EQUIPMENT, FUEL, ETC., FROM THE COUNTY'S PRIMARY FUNCTION OF MAINTAINING ROADS, PARKS, ETC., AND HE FELT PEOPLE WOULD FEEL WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO DO AND WERE GOING OUT LOOKING FOR A LITTLE SOME- THING EXTRA TO DO. CHAIRMAN LYONS POINTED OUT THAT THE DEMOLITION OF HAZARDOUS STRUCTURE IS PART OF THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY AS RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND CARRIED 4 - 0, COMMISSIONER WODTKE BEING ABSENT FROM THE MEETING. 59 8 JAN 28 1981 aax' 45 PAU 14