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4 ATTORNEY COLLINS TOOK ISSUE WITH ATTORNEY GRAHAM'S PRESENTATION THAT CERTAIN COUNTY EMPLOYEES HAVE NOT COOPERATED WITH DR. FENNER. HE ADDED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN LAWS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN FOLLOWED, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THOSE LAWS MAY SEEM AS THOUGH PEOPLE WERE NOT BEING COOPERATIVE. THE ATTORNEY STATED THAT HE WAS GLAD TO SEE ATTORNEY GRAHAM INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER AS HE MAY BE ABLE TO FORMULATE A PLAN, HE STATED THAT IT SEEMED TO HIM IF THERE IS A SET PERIOD OF TIME, IT WOULD BE REASONABLE FOR THE BOARD TO GIVE DR. FENNER THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THIS AVENUE OF FUNDING. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK INQUIRED IF THE HURRICANE DAMAGE QUALIFIED DR. FENNER FOR THE SBA LOAN, AND ATTORNEY GRAHAM RESPONDED AFFIRMATIVELY, AND ADDED THAT IT WAS A DISASTER LOAN. CHAIRMAN LYONS REPORTED THAT THE COUNTY HAS HAD THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND AN ARCHITECT LOOK AT THE MOTEL, AND DR. FENNER SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT HE MAY STILL HAVE TO RAZE THE BUILDING. SOME DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. COMMISSIONER BIRD INQUIRED IF A CONDEMNATION ORDER WAS FILED PRIOR TO THE 1979 HURRICANE. ATTORNEY COLLINS RESPONDED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS SINCE 1975 AND THOUGHT IT WAS FAIR TO SAY THAT THOSE CONDEMNATION ACTIONS DID OCCUR PRIOR TO THE HURRICANE, NOT IN THE WAY OF THE CIRCUIT COURT DECISION, BUT BY THE BOARD. JAMES FISH, OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAD NOT BEEN FULLY INFORMED OF ALL THE DETAILS OF THE CONDEMNATION, BUT HE KNEW THAT IT STARTED PRIOR TO HURRICANE DAVID. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK AFFIRMED THAT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SBA WILL GRANT A LOAN OR NOT, THIS STRUCTURE WILL HAVE TO BE DEMOLISHED - ALL THE BOARD IS SAYING IS THAT THEY WILL WITHHOLD PROCEEDINGS UNTIL THE SBA GRANTS OR DOES NOT GRANT THE LOAN. COMMISSIONER BIRD UNDERSTOOD THAT WHEN YOU OBTAIN SBA FUNDS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SPECIFIC PLANS ON HOW THOSE FUNDS ARE TO BE USED; 13 BOOK 4 6 Pi IN 745