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been fed trash and would like to be allowed time at some of the future meetings to try to set the record straight. This way, he felt, the citizens would realize that the Judge or 'Mrs. Edwards were not the problem, nor was it confined to the area that was his courtroom and office space. Commissioner Fletcher asked how much it would cost for the Judge to finish his two year term. The Judge responded that he did not have to retire until he was seventy, God willing, and that the people still want him until that time comes. The Judge continued that he was not priceless or invaluable; he could be replaced. He felt it was interesting that Mr. Barton was taking an $845 recorder and charging him $1,200 for it. Also, that they failed to,mention to the Press that in his budget, he had turned back to the County in excess of $10,000 last year. The Judge stated that perhaps it might be the best thing that there be another judge - he was not saying that he was going to step down, no way would he say that as he had never quit anything in his life. Judge Stikelether felt that if the Board worked with the ecological engineers that Dr. Feldman could recommend, he thought they could give some ballpark figures, not just for Courtroom C or his office, but also Judge Smith's quarters, Courtroom A and B, and the offices on the first floor. Commissioner Fletcher spoke about the communication problem again. He referred to some individuals who work at the courthouse and the administration building who are not perfection.; he has great optomism that they will better themselves through gentle persuasion and observation. He felt until that sort of one-upsmanship or ego thing gets settled down, he did not see the communications' problem improving. 'I Judge Stikelether stated that if Commissioner Fletcher was saying that it was a battle of �e judges against the � OCT 2 0 1982 21. ! 51 FUE