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M William J. Lehr, Jr., President Vista Royale Association, Inc. 103-205 Royal Oak Drive Vero Beach, Florida, 32960 September 29, 1982 Don C. Scurlock, Jr., Chairman County Commission Administration Building 1840 25th Street Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Dear Chairman Scurlock.: Within the past few days, our Association has of the proposed increase in water -sewer rates, will have a drastic affect on the residents o You should be aware of the general background uation in..Vista Royale in order to fairly set to cover our particular -.circumstance. learned which f Vista Royale. of our sit - water -sewer rates As you probably know, the water -sewer system servicing Vista Royale was=built by the developer of this condo- minium, Vista Properties, Inc. We believe it fair to assume that the cost of the systems was passed on the purchasers of the.individual units in Vista Royale. Ob- viously, Vista. -Properties was a profit making corporation, and not in business to build water -sewer systems for free. The water and sewer.system was then turned over to the County for the payment of $1.00. All buildings in Vista Royale are serviced by a master meter.. Each of the 108 buildings has 14 units with cor- responding 108 meters. The 108 meters are read by the County, and then one check is sent from the Association to the County for our water -sewer charge. The Association collects the necessary funds from the residents, and budgets for that purpose. Averaged over a one year period, there are approximately 42,000 gallons of water consumed per building per month. Under the present rate structure, there is a charge of $7.10 for the first 2,000 gallons per building, with $1.50 for every 1,000 gallons utilized over the 2,000 gallon base. The sewer rate is approximately 87% of the water rate. At this rate, the residents of Vista Royale are S E P 2 9 1992 11 w . 51 ?k;-, 473