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M M M County would be helping only by arranging for the contracting of reliable electricians. Joe Powers, the first homeowner to be cited for violations, suggested that instead of people being notified by registered letter, ,that they be allowed to find their own solutions. If the individual feels his unit is not safe, he could, on his own accord, bring in a contractor who would go to the Building Dept. and pull a permit to correct the problems. He urged the Board to handle the inspection notices with compassion because many of the residents are elderly and to receive an inspection letter would upset them unduly. Chairman Scurlock wondered if it would be better to have the homeowners circulate the inspection information themselves, but Commissioner Lyons did not feel we could live with that because the County has been notified of these life-threatening situations. Attorney Vitunac advised that notifying the presidents of each of the homeowners associations for all three phases would be okay if they all agree to put in writing that this was acceptable to them and that they would accept the responsibility of notifying the individual homeowners. He stressed that while the County did not have any legal liability in these cases, the County did have a moral responsibility to notify the people that there might be life-threatening dangers in regard to their electrical hookups. Administrator Wright stated he would be glad to have two notifications sent out, one now and one in November, since so many of the residents are up north right now. Commissioner Bird hoped that all the inspectors in the Building Dept. would be consistent as to the interpretation of the building code this time around. Jerry Ashcraft, Lot 71 in Phase 1, noted that when the first seven violations were found, the officers posted a notice on the bulletin boards that there was a possibility of a defect in the 47 MAV 14 1986 Boos �,�,�