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,AUG-, 11989 RGGK l7 'F',1G 4 76 hearing and justify his expenses, and the people very possibly could end up with a rate much higher than the county rate Director Pinto noted that we could keep the system independent and all the costs involved in its maintenance and operation would be assessed to the 400 customers, and we could add a surcharge and treat them independently, but he would not recommend we do that. He stressed the environmental advantages of removing these small plants and emphasized that we must look at the total benefit to the county from a regionalization program. Malcolm Grinnell, 2255 4th Place, noted that the letter he received from Mr. Pinto cited a total price of $500 to be paid over 10 years, and the people want to know if that is an individual home cost. Director Pinto explained that is what the County is paying. The people are going onto the county rate structure, and that is all they will pay. Our agreement with the owner is that we pay $50 a year for our lease. Raymond Shea, 530 24th Court, wished to know why the county can't run this system on the same rates as Laurelwood. He felt the obvious answer is that the County is less efficient. Commissioner Scurlock believed the other answer is that the franchise is not charging an appropriate rate right now, and they are losing money and Mr. Robinson would be appealing to the Commission for a rate increase. Peter Robinson, President of Customer Service, Inc., and developer of Laurelwood, believed if anyone will look at the books on Customer Service, they will see that they have been subsidizing the sewer company. He discussed the history of developing Laurelwood, noting that they originally wanted to do a regional plant but were turned down at that time. The policy then was to put in a small utility plant with every subdivision with the result that there were complaints about bad water and the county then had to step in and put in good water and the 34