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BE DISMISSED, AND THAT WILL BE THE END OF IT. HE CONTINUED THAT IF, AT THE END OF 60 DAYS, THEY ARE UNABLE TO HAVE A COMMITMENT AT THAT TIME, THEN THEY WILL REVERT BACK TO WHERE THEY ARE TODAY, AND DR. FENNER WAS NOT PREPARED TO SAY THAT THE LITIGATION WOULD STOP. ATTORNEY GRAHAM COMMENTED THAT THE KEY QUESTION WAS NOT THAT THE PROPERTY WAS HAZARDOUS, BUT WHETHER IT WAS PROPERLY CONDEMNED AT THE TIME CONDEMNATION TOOK PLACE IN MARCH OF 1980. HE REITERATED THAT THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS WOULD BE THROUGH THE SBA,' IF.THEY CAN DO ALL THIS IN 60 DAYS AND GET THE LOAN, THE BUILDING WILL COME DOWN - BUT, IF THEY CANNOT WORK ANYTHING OUT WITH SBA, THE LAWSUIT WILL NOT BE SETTLED, ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE SEVERAL YEARS OF LITIGATION AHEAD OF THEM, AND ASKED IF ATTORNEY GRAHAM WOULD BE PERSONALLY INVOLVED WITH THE SBA AND IF HE WOULD APPLY HIMSELF DILIGENTLY TO THIS MATTER,' ATTORNEY GRAHAM RESPONDED AFFIRMATIVELY. CHAIRMAN LYONS COMMENTED THAT THE BOARD COULD SIMPLY CONTINUE THIS MATTER UNTIL 60 DAYS FROM NOW AND READDRESS IT AT THAT TIME. HE SUGGESTED THIS MATTER BE RECONSIDERED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1981. ATTORNEY COLLINS CLARIFIED THAT THE BOARD WAS TELLING HIM NOT TO ACTIVELY FOLLOW THE LITIGATION PROCEEDINGS. COMMISSIONER FLETCHER REFERRED TO THE BACK-UP MATERIAL IN THE AGENDA CONCERNING DR. FENNER AT THE .JANUARY 2H, 1981 MEETING. ON PAGE 58, THE LAST PARAGRAPH INDICATED THAT COMMISSIONER FLETCHER WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION IF IT AUTHORIZED DEMOLITION. ON THE NEXT PAGE, THE MINUTES REFLECT THE FOLLOWING; "THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND CARRIED 4 - 01 COMMISSIONER WODTKE BEING ABSENT FROM THE MEETING." HE STATED THAT HE INTENDED TO VOTE AGAINST THE DEMOLITION AND REQUESTED THAT THE MINUTES REFLECT THIS FACT. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED, AND THE BOARD AGREED THIS MATTER SHOULD BE READDRESSED AT THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 2, 1981. 21 600K 46 pNrE 753