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BOOK 78 PAGE i40 Commissioner Scurlock wished it on the record that the 201 Facility Plan, which did provide for one regional plant along the Indian River north of Grand Harbor, has been updated and modified. He noted that it has been suggested to him that the comment about the 201 Facility Plan doesn't make any sense because we have never followed it; we didn't have a current plan; and it has not been modified; and that is not correct. Director Pinto advised that whoever made that comment is still "back in the dark ages" and hasn't been following what is going on currently. Our appearance before the State Board was talking about the 201 Facility Plan and what is best on a county level, and we have no alternative but to look at that. Director Pinto noted that if he were sitting on the City side, however, there are a couple of assumptions, he would make also. If he could unload the problem of septic tanks and subtract that, that would keep the costs down for just sludge, and if he could make the decision, even for Indian River County, that we are going to land spread in St. Lucie County because it is the cheapest way, that would be his recommendation if he thought we could get away with it. Commissioner Scurlock felt we must not be too critical of the City's decision - we must recognize that we have different constituencies and a different perspective. Commissioner Eggert did not believe Director Pinto is being critical, but just saying that City has a very valid reason for doing what it feels it should do. Administrator Chandler commented that in meetings with the City staff, they mainly had a difference on the long range solution and the different directions we feel are the right way to go. When they made that decision on sludge, however, the thing that still impacts us and what we must be concerned about is the septic part of it. Commissioner Scurlock asked if we can't set an appropriate rate for that. 14