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DEPUTY CLERK HARGREAVES SWORE IN ANTHONY HARVEY, 604 5TH STREET SW, WHO EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PUTTING IN A LARGE NUMBER OF SEPTIC TANKS ON THESE SMALL LOTS AND ALSO BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT IT MIGHT HAVE ON THE EXISTING WELLS,IN OSLO. HE FELT THAT IF THE PEOPLE PRESENT WERE JOHNS ISLAND RESIDENTS, THE BOARD WOULD GIVE THEM AN ANSWER TONIGHT. CHAIRMAN LYONS ASSURED MR. HARVEY THAT THE BOARD IS NOT STALLING, BUT IS TRYING TO BRING THIS MATTER TO A HEAD AND DETERMINE WHAT IS THE MOST RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO TO CURE THIS SITUATION. HE POINTED OUT THAT UNTIL TONIGHT THE THREE NEW COMMISSIONERS WERE NOT PRIVILEGED TO KNOW ALL THE HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THIS MEETING HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL. AS TO THE SEPTIC TANK QUESTION, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE DER. DR. FLOOD REPORTED THAT THIS PARTICULAR AREA IS ON THE RIDGE SO THAT SEPTIC TANKS WILL WORK, AND MOST OF THE HOMES ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT THE MINIMUM TANK WOULD BE FINE. HE FELT THE POSITIONING OF THE SEPTIC TANKS COULD BE DONE SO THEY WILL NOT CONTAMINATE PROPERLY LOCATED WELLS, BUT IF THERE ARE ILLEGAL UNPERMITTED WELLS IN THE AREA, THAT IS ANOTHER MATTER. DEPUTY CLERK HARGREAVES SWORE IN RAY SCENT, 1675 IST COURT. MR. SCENT SPOKE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF BEING A REAL ESTATE AGENT WHO HAS SOLD MANY OF THESE RESIDENTS THEIR HOMES. HE NOTED THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING PROPERTY VALUES, AND HE OBJECTED TO THE COUNTY PUTTING THESE PEOPLE IN A POSITION WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE TO EXPEND $600-$700 TO PUT IN SEPTIC TANKS. MR. SCENT POINTED OUT THAT WITH THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, THEY COULD FORM A COOPERATIVE AND BUY MR. SALTER OUT THEMSELVES, MR. SCENT CONTINUED THAT MR. SALTER APPARENTLY IS WILLING TO SPEND MONEY ON THIS SYSTAM, AND HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE COUNTY COULD!NOT EITHER GIVE MR. SALTER A GUARANTEE THAT HE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN BUSINESS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS OR ELSE STATE THAT HE WILL BE PAID A CERTAIN AMOUNT FOR THE SYSTEM. 19 Boox 46 pmuF .82