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$150,000 defending the first Division of Administrative hearings; and probably spending another such amount defending the second. The county has just filed a lawsuit against Bent Pine in the St. John's River Water Management District to stop them from building a well which his client says it needs to build in order to provide service to the people at Bent Pine. Now we have Circuit Court litigation going on, and the lawyers are going to make a lot of money, and that's silly. Attorney Sundstrom stressed that Bent Pine is regulated by the DER, regulated by St. John's, regulated by good business practice, and the county should let them serve Hawk's Nest and let them alone. Chairman Scurlock inquired where the Commission has ever denied Bent Pine anything. Attorney Sundstrom stated that his client applied to this Commission through its staff for authority to extend that service area geographically in order to provide service and carry out its contractual conditions with Hawk's Nest - a property right - and his client was advised there was no way that matter would ever get before this Board unless they agreed to accept a franchise that was unacceptable. Chairman Scurlock asked the Commission's Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Forlani, if anyone has ever, for any reason, been denied the opportunity to be placed on the Commission agenda, and Mrs. Forlani confirmed that no one ever has. The Chairman asked Mr. Sundstrom if he had ever talked to Administrator Balczun to appeal Director Pinto's decision or ever asked Mrs. Forlani to go ahead and schedule them for an appear- ance before the full Board of Commissioners. Attorney Sundstrom stated that he was not aware of that ever taking place. Chairman Scurlock asked if Attorney Sundstrom was aware of administrative procedure, and Attorney Sundstrom noted that it is a matter of law that you don't have to proceed and follow a futile effort. ► L 1 . 51 BOOK 68 F-, , O3