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BUY THAT RATHER THAN NEGOTIATE FOR THE PRESENT PLANT AND THEN PUT <br />IN AN OPERATION THAT WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. <br />MR. SALTER COMMENTED THAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO THINK THE <br />SYSTEM IS VALUELESS ALTHOUGH THE STATE AUDITOR HAS PUT A VALUE ON <br />IT OF $170,000. HE STATED THAT HE HAS PAID A NUMBER OF THE REAL ESTATE <br />TAXES ON THIS PROPERTY, BUT NOT THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES. <br />DISCUSSION CONTINUED AS TO THE IMPACT OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF <br />RESOLUTION 76-32 BY TREASURE COAST UTILITIES AND WHETHER MR. SLATER, <br />AS AN ATTORNEY, SHOULD NOT HAVE REVIEWED ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO <br />THE SYSTEM BEFORE HE PURCHASED IT. <br />MR. SALTER STATED THAT HE WAS NOT ASKING ANYONE TO PAY <br />FOR HIS IGNORANCE, ALTHOUGH MR. LOHMAN KEPT CERTAIN THINGS FROM HIM; <br />THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. HE CONTINUED TO ARGUE THAT THE ISSUE IS <br />RESOLUTION 76-32 WHICH PUTS A CLOUD OVER THE PROPERTY OWNERS RIGHTS <br />BY GIVING THE COUNTY CONFISCATORY RIGHTS. HE FURTHER EMPHASIZED THAT <br />TREASURE COAST UTILITIES IS A PURE UTILITY, NOT A DEVELOPER, AND THEY <br />CANNOT RECOVER THE COST OF THE SYSTEM THROUGH THE SALE OF LAND, <br />HOUSES, ETC. <br />DISCUSSION CONTINUED, AND IT WAS ASCERTAINED THAT MR. <br />SALTER HAS RECEIVED REVENUES FOR SEWER SERVICE SINCE HE HAS OWNED <br />THE PROPERTY. SINCE THE WATER RATE HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 1976, <br />IT WAS ASKED WHY HE HAD NOT PETITIONED FOR A RATE INCREASE TO ENABLE <br />HIM TO PROVIDE GOOD QUALITY WATER. <br />MR. SALTER STATED THAT HE WAS APPRISED THAT HE WOULD NEED <br />A CERTIFIED PUBLIC AUDIT TO APPLY FOR A RATE INCREASE AND THE COMPANY <br />COULD NOT AFFORD THAT. HE CONTINUED THAT HE HAS PAID SEVERAL <br />THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HAVE THE LIFT STATIONS REPAIRED, BUT THERE HAS <br />BEEN VANDALISM AND BROWN -OUTS, WHICH CAUSED THE BACK UPS. <br />T� <br />ATfTHIS POINT MR. SALTER STATED THAT,HE WOULD SUPPLY THE <br />CONTRACTS, CANCELLED CHECKS, CONSTRUCTION PERMITS, DRAWINGS MADE <br />FOR THE PLANT IN 1979, TO BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD. SAID DOCUMENTS <br />HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED., <br />13 Roux 46 <br />UL76 <br />