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JAN -10 1995 BOOK 59 ,G -L 7l five month contingency in their contract that relates to proceeding with the SR 60 project and obtaining financing, but the contract does not contain language in regard to obtaining the permitting. If the County bows out of this contract, we would pay $50 per month per acre. The Armfield-Houck appraisal on this property was $410,000, which is $129,000 below the purchase price, and the Wagner appraisal $425,000, or $113,900 below the purchase price. Attorney Brandenburg further noted that the entire 80 acres of the Catron property is covered with a producing grove, and the sellers have indicated their willingness to lease back any portion of the grove the County wouldn't utilize at $300 per acre per year. Administrator Wright doubted there would be any property left over. Director Pinto reported that staff originally looked at over twenty sites and narrowed these down to two mostly based on soil conditions. Unfortunately, the properties without groves have bad soil conditions. The plant effluent disposal will be a percolation type design, and he believed would utilize the entire property. When we wanted to expand, Director Pinto believed we could come back in and recondition soil to allow for greater percolation. We need 80 acres to percolate one million gallons. Commissioner Bird asked if Mr. Pinto was saying that the Monroe property is too small, and Director Pinto felt it could handle the plant, but it would require us to do soil work and take the hardpan out, and it would increase the cost of using that site. Commissioner Bird stated that he had a problem with taking a producing grove and putting a sewer plant there, but Director Pinto believed if you want to compare on the basis of what is best for the economy, he would say the wastewater treatment plant because it will enhance the environment of this entire community. 20