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r MAY 16 1984 Booz 57 wacE 56 Commissioner Lyons wished to emphasize that there is no interest on the part of the Commission in doing anything to harm John's Island; we are simply looking for a more efficient way of irrigating, and he takes violent exception to Mr. Smith's comment that it is none of the county's business. We are interested in getting together and finding a way to satisfy John's Island so we don't have a disaster on the,golf course, and we also want to do our very best to conserve our water source, which is subject to continuing study. Chairman Scurlock felt we should hear from Tom Lockwood of Saw Mill Ridge at this point. Mr. Lockwood took the floor and stated that one of the problems that is surfacing today is that they have two representatives on this issue. In his opinion, there is a current valid lease between Lost Tree Corporation and probably more correctly Westport Utilities and Saw Mill Ridge, and the operating entity is Saw Mill Ridge. He believed if it were possible to deal through one entity it would be considerably easier for all concerned. Mr. Lockwood stated that he does recognize the county's concern. He confirmed there are some problems between the owners of. John's Island and his firm as to direction, but he did believe they are -minor and can be solved. Mr. Lockwood felt that if the Board will give -him and Mr. Smith some time to work together on this, they will be able to come up with a solution that will satisfy everyone concerned. Chairman Scurlock felt it would be fine if Mr. Lockwood and Mr. Smith would work together towards a solution. Commissioner Bird stated that his interest is water conservation and finding the most equitable way. He empha- sized that Mr. Lockwood and Lost Tree do have an asset that possibly with some cooperative effort, the County may be able to utilize to provide other options. Mainly, he wished 56