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public regarding quality of service and other problems. He <br />informed those present that today's meeting would be limited to <br />presentations by the representatives of the Breezy Village Water <br />& Sewer Company, the Breezy Village Home Owners' Association, and <br />IRC Utility Services. Chairman Scurlock advised that the <br />Commission just will be receiving testimony and evidence today <br />and will issue an Order within sixty days. <br />County Attorney Brandenburg announced that anyone wishing to <br />give testimony will be sworn in and all evidence submitted will <br />be made a part of the record and placed on file in the Office of <br />the Clerk. <br />Presentation by Breezy Village Water & Sewer Company - <br />Attorney Brandenburg swore in Steve Henderson, attorney <br />representing Breezy Village Water & Sewer Company. <br />Attorney Henderson reported that since the meeting of May <br />2nd, they have had another filing of new financial information <br />which reflects the costs of contracting out services previously <br />performed by Dr. James Wilson. He explained that when Breezy <br />Village was purchased in 1978, Dr. Wilson and his partners also <br />acquired the water and sewer assets. After becoming certified in <br />the field of water and sewers, Dr. Wilson operated within the <br />bounds of a very small budget by doing much of the work himself. <br />However, it was necessary that some of the work be contracted <br />out. Now that Dr. Wilson wishes to retire, the work he has been <br />performing will also have to be contracted out which adds to the <br />cost of the operation. Even with Dr. Wilson doing much of the <br />work himself, the Utility has been losing out of pocket cash <br />expenses of approximately $4,000-$5,000 a year. Breezy Village <br />is a very small utility which is associated with a land <br />development where the initial franchise and rate structure were <br />developed by land developers, not utility owners, to accommodate <br />and induce sales and not necessarily to run a utility company on <br />a break-even basis. This situation was inherited by Dr. Wilson <br />and his partners. <br />It has economic and scale problems; therefore, <br />3 <br />NOV 8 1984 5 8 <br />