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FEB 25 1981 - <br />86% 45 PAGE 879 <br />ADMINISTRATOR NELSON FELT THE RESPONSIBILITY NEVER HAS BEEN <br />CLEARLY ESTABLISHED; THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE AND THE STATE'S <br />ATTORNEY, FOR EXAMPLE, NORMALLY KEEP TRACK OF THEIR OWN LEASES AND <br />BRING THEM TO THE BOARD FOR RENEWING. <br />COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK FELT WE SHOULD ESTABLISH PROMPTLY <br />SOME SORT OF MONITORING FUNCTION INTERNALLY WITH REGARD TO LEASES. <br />ADMINISTRATOR NELSON BELIEVED THIS FUNCTION SHOULD BE <br />HANDLED BY THE ADMINISTRATORS OFFICE; THEY ARE AT PRESENT MANAGING <br />SOME LEASES AND NOT OTHERS BECAUSE SPACES HAVE BEEN LEASED BY DIFFERENT <br />AGENCIES, ETC., AND THIS HAS NOT BEEN ACCURATELY DEFINED. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND <br />CARRIED 4 TO I WITH COMMISSIONER FLETCHER VOTING IN OPPOSITION. <br />DISCUSSION RE TREASURE COAST UTILITIES <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS REPORTED THAT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DEPART- <br />MENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION CAME DOWN TO MEET WITH VARIOUS COUNTY <br />OFFICIALS TO DETERMINE WHAT THE COUNTY'S POSITION AND ALTERNATIVES <br />WOULD BE BECAUSE THE COURT ORDER TO TREASURE COAST UTILITIES WILL <br />HAVE THE EFFECT OF SHUTTING DOWN THE SEWER SYSTEM SERVING WHISPERING <br />PALMS AND DIXIE GARDENS SUBDIVISIONS. VARIOUS OPTIONS WERE DISCUSSED, <br />INCLUDING THAT OF ALLOWING THE INDIVIDUAL OWNERS OF LOTS IN THOSE TWO <br />SUBDIVISIONS TO PUT IN THEIR OWN SEPTIC TANKS SINCE IT APPEARS OBVIOUS <br />THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE A SOLUTION PRIOR TO THE DATE THE ORDER TAKES <br />EFFECT. ATTORNEY COLLINS REQUESTED THAT THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZE <br />HIM TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COURT TO TRY AND OBTAIN SOME REASONABLE EXTEN- <br />SIONS TO ALLOW US TO EFFECTUATE A SOLUTION. <br />DR. FLOOD, COUNTY HEALTH DIRECTOR, INFORMED THE BOARD THAT <br />THE USE OF SEPTIC TANKS IN THIS AREA IS FEASIBLE BECAUSE FORTUNATELY - <br />THIS AREA IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE COUNTY. IT OBVIOUSLY WOULD <br />BE PREFERABLE TO.GET THE PLANT BACK IN PROPER SHAPE, BUT THAT <br />APPARENTLY IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME. WITHOUT A MEANS OF SEWAGE <br />DISPOSAL, THESE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO BE EVICTED, AND THERE ARE ABOUT <br />115-130 HOMES AFFECTED, ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE USING TAX MONEY <br />TO HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. <br />� � r <br />