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where it is jeopardizing the people's health and welfare, and he <br />was not sure if we could do it legally, but what he would like to <br />be able to do is to get permission to go in and make the <br />necessary repairs even though we are not yet the owners. <br />Chairman Scurlock had questions about whether Mr. Keppler <br />owns the internal system and whether there is a possibility we <br />can put in an R.O. plant on a site different than his and then <br />debate the other issues as we go. <br />Director Pinto explained that Mr. Keppler has total <br />ownership of the entire system, and there isn't any property <br />available where you could locate another utility. The cost of <br />supplying adequate service is growing tremendously, and he <br />believed even the distribution system will have to be altered <br />considerably, if not replaced. It will be a financial mess to <br />straighten it out, but he did not feel we have any alternative <br />and possibly we should just assume all the liabilities that are <br />there. <br />County Attorney Vitunac informed the Board that the last <br />total was $14,900 including tax liens, mechanic's liens, Code <br />Enforcement violation, etc. If the county is willing to <br />undertake the financial risks of the taxes, liens, etc., he would <br />recommend that we accepta deed from Mr. Keppler so that we at <br />least have a title subject to all these liens and then try to <br />clear up the title. He did not want to go on Mr. Keppler's <br />property and make these repairs without some title from him. <br />Discussion followed, and the Board agreed some action must <br />be taken to remedy the situation. <br />Attorney Vitunac offered options as follows. Get Mr. <br />Keppler to sign a note and give us title; we then would then have <br />to pay off the liens that were still good and try to collect on <br />the note, but we would try to negotiate everything we could. He <br />believed the City would waive its Code Enforcement violation and - <br />that the attorney for the people who drilled the wells would <br />settle for less. They want $3,300 and a note from Keppler for <br />51 �#nnp <br />BOOK 7 0 F�.+�,E ,�,,_� <br />DEC 8 1901 <br />