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AUG 8 1984 Booz 97 FA JF 3 viewpoint. If you divide up the cost for each individual lot as they come along, you have established a connection fee beyond an impact fee for each one of those people. Director Pinto emphasized that the County did not force Mr. Ekonomou to put in the 6" line. When they first requested the waterline, it was explained to them that they could come to this Board and ask that the County install a line up their street, and that the assessment process would have taken a couple of months. They did not wish to follow that process, and went ahead and put the line in themselves, using a private contractor. Chris Ekonomou, objected to Director Pinto's statement that they were not forced to put in the line. He explained that a 2" line was installed on the next street and when they requested a line, they were told it had to be the 6" minimum. They could have put in a septic tank in the back if they had obtained a variance from Tallahassee- They tried to cooperate with the County by putting in the 6" line because they also thought it would be needed in the future, but they still feel that people who hook up in the future should pay their share. Chairman Scurlock asked why the 2" lines were authorized on the next street when our policy is 6" lines and Director Pinto explained that the County did not have a policy at that time. There are 2" lines running all over the place which the County is now replacing. He also noted that the administration of the Utilities Dept. has changed during that time and we feel that a minimum 6" line is necessary to protect the system and to protect everyone in the system, including the applicant. Chairman Scurlock asked just how difficult it would be to administrate a refundable advance on these small line extensions. 49