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Commissioner Bowman commented that it was her under- standing when the State deeded us Hobart Park that it was to be used for recreation or education only. Chief Planner Boling explained that the reason this facility is to be located here is that the treated effluent will be disposed of on the golf course and that deals with recreation. Attorney Vitunac confirmed that we are under constraints as to what we do in the Park, but he wrote an opinion 2 years ago that this would not be a violation of those restrictions. The gist of it was that we needed effluent for the golf course, and if we did not have this plant to make the effluent reuse water, they would have to go to wells on the sand ridge. He wrote that opinion to the Utilities Department and did not know if they sent it to the DER. Utilities Director Pinto informed the Board that he has a meeting scheduled this morning with the Water Management District, and one of the criteria for allowing us to put in a well is that we have to guaranty within that permit that we will use effluent for irrigation. Director Pinto also made the point that Utilities transferred some $300,000 over to the construction of the golf course to take care of effluent disposal. Attorney Vitunac further advised that he recently was asked for another opinion for having a water plant at this location but he could not find the justification. The Chairman asked if anyone present wished to be heard. There were none, and he thereupon closed the public hearing. ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Com- missioner Bird, the Board unanimously (4-0) accepted staff recommendation and approved the special exception use requested by the Utilities Department for a regional wastewater treatment plant to be located on the eastern boundary of Hobart Park. NOV `t 198° 51 l i]TK 18 ft,LE326