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SEP 12 1984 Boor. 58 969, . Director Barton that the problem with that alternative was that electricity for the north side of S.R. 60 comes out of Sebastian Florida Power & Light and the south side comes out of Ft. Pierce Florida Power & Light. Chairman Scurlock thought that could be worked out. William R. Quillen thanked the Commission for hearing this issue. He explained that Greenbriar Subdivision has three streets -- 78th Avenue, 78th Court and 79th Avenue; and at present there is only one light in the middle of the community, for which ten residents voluntarily pay a total of $98 a year. Mr. Quillen reported that there have been many break-ins in the community and with the rise in crime, many of these people, who are almost totally helpless, are afraid to take walks at night. They are asking for lights throughout their community, and it has been estimated that 9 lights would give them sufficient illumination. Their single light costs them $98 a year and if that figure is multiplied by 9 lights, it comes out to $1.60 per light per year per property owner. Director Barton pointed out that $98 was just the cost of the electricity; there are also the costs of collection, the costs of the required legal advertising, the fees paid to the Property Appraiser and Tax Collector, and the 4% discount on the individual bills, all of which boost the price of the district higher and higher. In addition, when Florida Power and Light comes in with a rate increase, it must be advertised in the newspaper and that cost is approximately $300 for a 1/4 page ad. Chairman Scurlock and Commissioner Lyons wanted to know just how much it would cost per parcel to have lighting district, and Administrator Wright advised that they are talking about $120 a light times 9 lights divided by approximately 59 residents which would come to roughly $20 a resident per year. 35 M