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and then in five years or so, when they do want it, it probably will cost them $7,000. Mr. Galanis argued that the Board will just keep on facing this issue over and over, but the Chairman pointed out that we have a great many more people wanting the water and the roads than we can deal with; so, he felt we should give it to the ones who want it rather than battle with those who don't want it. Commissioner Bird agreed with the Chairman, but did believe that from our utilities management perspective, it does make economical sense to try to in -fill some areas we are leap- frogging over now. He felt Indian River Heights is a major area that should be on county water some day and possibly all of Glendale Lakes at some time. Mr. Galanis continued to stress the need for people to be on public water, emphasizing that we are dealing with a prolifera- tion of wells in areas with septic tanks which he felt is a genuine health problem. Chairman Scurlock felt the Health Department should not continue to give people the permits for the septic tanks and wells if that is the case. Commissioner Wheeler noted that we have a procedure we set and follow with our petition program, and the only instances where he would be interested in going outside that procedure would be where the water is not drinkable and would be a hazard or in a subdivision that has whole lot of owners of vacant lots petitioning against the people living there who want the water. Otherwise, he would stay with the present procedure. Commissioner Bowman believed that actually the vacant lots also benefit from the available of water, and the Board members agreed. Director Pinto pointed out that you run into a "Catch 22" situation - if you don't put in the lines when the lots are vacant, then people have invested in septic tanks and wells, and he believed it has been proven in the nation that you cannot run 44 BOOK. 73 vA13 184