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J U L 1 1991 <br />i _ .—.► 'I-.01wwahlAR_ ► <br />BOOK 46 PAGE 744 <br />ANDREW GRAHAM, ATTORNEY FROM MELBOURNE, FLORIDA REPRESENTING <br />DR. FENNER, CAME BEFORE THE BOARD AND DELVED INTO THE HISTORY OF <br />THE HIGHLAND MOTEL PRIOR TO HURRICANE DAVID IN 1979. HE EXPLAINED <br />THAT DR. FENNER HAD MANY LAWSUITS AND WAS INVOLVED IN PERSONALITY <br />DISPUTES WITH -SOME COUNTY OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL. ATTORNEY GRAHAM <br />CONTINUED THAT AFTER THE HURRICANE, THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE AND IN <br />FEBRUARY, 1980,,DR. FENNER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE MOTEL, <br />BUT WAS DOING SO WITHOUT A BUILDING PERMIT. AS A RESULT OF THIS, <br />THE ATTORNEY ADDED, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CONDEMNED HIS <br />PROPERTY IN MARCH, 1980. HE THEN REFERRED TO A $2031000 LOAN FROM <br />THE SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION FOR WHICH DR. FENNER HAD MADE AN <br />APPLICATION, AND THE PROCEEDS WERE TO BE USED TO BRING THE HIGHLAND <br />MOTEL UP TO -PROPER ORDER. ATTORNEY GRAHAM REFERRED TO VARIOUS <br />CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN DR. FENNER AND THE ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD, AND <br />HIS ASSISTANT. IN SEPTEMBER, 1980, DR. FENNER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM <br />THE SBA ADVISING HIM THAT HIS LOAN HAD BEEN CANCELLED. ATTORNEY <br />GRAHAM FELT THAT SINCE DR. FENNER HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN APPROVED FOR <br />THE SBA LOAN, -AND SINCE HE WAS UNABLE TO DEAL WITH COUNTY OFFICIALS, <br />ATTORNEY GRAHAM WAS REQUESTING THAT THE BOARD DELAY ANY PROCEEDINGS, <br />DEAL DIRECTLY WITH HIM IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A CLEAR—CUT SET OF FACTS, <br />AND HE WILL ATTEMPT TO REINSTATE THE LOAN WITH THE SBA. HE EXPLAINED <br />THAT THE ONLY MONEY AVAILABLE TO DR. FENNER IS THROUGH THE SBA AND THEY <br />WOULD LIKE TIME TO BE ABLE TO WORK THINGS OUT WITH THE COUNTY. <br />CHAIRMAN LYONS INTERJECTED THAT ATTORNEY GRAHAM STATED A <br />FACT THAT WAS INCORRECT — THE PROBLEM WITH THE MOTEL STARTED BACK <br />IN 1975. <br />IN 1975. <br />ATTORNEY GRAHAM AGREED THAT, INDEED, ONE LAWSUIT WAS INSTITUTED <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS REMINDED THE BOARD THAT DR. FENNER WAS <br />BUILDING WITHOUT A PERMIT. <br />CHAIRMAN LYONS COMMENTED THAT HE WANTED TO SEE THE MOTEL <br />EITHER DISAPPEAR OR REAPPEAR AND THEN ASKED THE ATTORNEY WHAT SUGGESTIONS <br />HE HAD ON THE MATTER. <br />