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FF,_ -7 APR 2 1996 �ooK 64 64 The Chairman felt possibly the Town should be abolished. He was not sure of the exact acreage involved but noted that basic- ally the Liers and the Michaels have withdrawn their property from the Town. We always have had a very good relationship with Jeannette Lier and the Michaels in the past, but his main concern now was the possibility that the Town might get into the control of some developer without the county having any control. He believed there is a new Town Council and expressed his concern about having a nine person town that could impact this county. The Chairman did not know if we would be able to take any action at this Legislative session because these are all prefiled bills, but he felt putting this on the agenda might smoke out some information on how things stand. Commissioner Wodtke suggested contacting Lee Johnson, the new Mayor, and asking him to meet with the Commission. Commissioner Bowman believed that it is no longer legal to form a Town such as Orchid, and Chairman Scurlock concurred that there is legislation pending as the Legislature has been trying to eliminate these small municipalities that really don't have a function in our society any more. Attorney Vitunac pointed out that before a Bill can be filed in Tallahassee it has to be advertised locally 30 days. He stated that he could go ahead and draft one and advertise it, and the Board could be thinking about it in the meantime; otherwise, we could not make this legislative year. He noted that he has not talked to Representative Patchett about this at all and does not know if he would be inclined to help us. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Lyons, SECONDED by Commissioner Wodtke, that the County Attorney meet with Representative Patchett and determine if he is receptive to introducing a Bill re the Town of Orchid. 64