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APR 3 1990 BOOK 9 PAGE '749 Commissioner Scurlock noted that if you take the operating revenue of $133,731 and divide it by the 1515 single-family and multi -family units, you come up with $88.27. If you look at commercial, where we were having some difficulty in identifying the lack of growth in your system, it was apparent then that you were billing trailer parks as commercial to the tune of 567 units. Those units, however, had the same or similar service as residential units, and generated $24,196 in revenue when your approved rate would have allowed you to generate $26,000 more by billing the trailer parks as residential. Commissioner Scurlock understood the competitive nature of doing that, but the fact is that part of the $74,028 loss was due to your decision to cut a different rate for trailer parks which have similar service as residential. He noted that he lives in a single-family home and that rate was not made available to him. Commissioner Scurlock asked if Harris had ever given a special discount rate to any closed, gate -house residential community in this county, such as Seagrove, Castaway Cove, Cache Cay, etc., but Mr. Tatoul couldn't think of any. He didn't feel that any of those really fit the category of these trailer parks. He felt that anybody who fits the trailer park situation where there is a management company or an ownership of the entire property who subscribes 100% and agrees to pay for the services of the entire center in one individual billing would be offered such a discount. Commissioner Scurlock pointed out that some of the interest expenses on the $74,000 loss was attributable to their decision to render services to trailer parks at a lesser cost than to residential. Mr. Tatoul advised that there has been no acquisition of land, although they would like to consider that in the future to prepare for growth in the county. The land that Commissioner Scurlock mentioned is currently leased and only 33% of that cost 22