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sandy soil. Whether or not they could get all the residents to <br />agree is another question. <br />Director Pinto explained that the average septic tank would <br />cost approximately $1200, but stressed that the plant would <br />still have to be kept in operation for the two customers who <br />don't want septic tanks and the expense still would have to be <br />split amongst the 12 residents. <br />Chairman Scurlock asked if we had the ability to dissolve <br />the franchise and allow people to go to septic tanks, because he <br />really had never seen a case where people agreed 100%. <br />Attorney Brandenburg advised that a public hearing would be <br />required and the County would have to demonstrate valid grounds <br />to cancel the franchise. If that were done, the County then <br />could require septic tank hookups. <br />Director Pinto believed that the impact fee for hooking up <br />to the City wastewater system would be somewhere around $1,000. <br />He continued that the owners are here today and are very willing <br />to turn this facility over to a property owners' association. <br />The franchise has a deed restriction that states that the land <br />under the treatment plant reverts back to the development, but <br />he pointed out that the property is actually an unbuildable lot. <br />Director Pinto felt there is a strong possibility that the <br />residents can hook up to the City, but until that can be <br />accomplished, he recommended that the property owners run the <br />system rather than the present owner. <br />Commissioner Bird felt that the Commission would be <br />supportive in solving this problem, but he emphasized that this <br />is a rate hearing and the increase must be addressed today. <br />Apparently, staff feels these operational cost figures are fair <br />because, obviously, the system needs to be maintained better <br />than it has been. <br />Director Pinto advised that there has not been a real jump <br />in the historical operating cost figures, but that is not really <br />relative to what the owners have been charging. <br />32 <br />BOOR 59 FACE254 <br />