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MAR 5 1991 <br />BOOK 89 PACUE 851 <br />these various brochures have pointed to our ordinance indicating <br />that mandatory hookup is required, but the fact is that the <br />Commission's position has been that unless capacity is reserved, <br />there is no mandatory hookup. All capacity in the plant is <br />reserved, which is why we are planning on expanding it by one <br />million gallons a day. It is also a fact that either the City of <br />Sebastian or some other entity will have to provide water and <br />sewer service if economic growth is to occur in the north county. <br />Building permits will not be issued to commercial and other <br />development in the area since the Comp Plan says it is in an <br />urban service area and provisions for water and sewer must be <br />obtained. One of the misquoted facts is that the County has <br />indicated that the $1250 impact fee would be the only charge for <br />north county sewer. That has never been the case. We always <br />have indicated that there was an impact fee for plant capacity <br />and core system and that there would be an additional charge to <br />hook up into the system. This has been a consistent <br />non-discriminatory policy throughout the county. He wondered how <br />anyone ever could have imagined that they could hook up to a <br />public facility for $1250 when the average cost of a septic tank <br />is more than that. The only situation in which mandatory <br />collection ever has been enforced is when there is a significant <br />health hazard to the community, and that is enforced by the <br />Health Department. <br />With regard to this system being a money maker and a big <br />bonanza for the County, the County would derive no general <br />revenue money from serving Sebastian because both the impact fees <br />and rates go back into the utility system. The County makes <br />money on its franchise fees, which would be collected in the <br />unincorporated area, but not inside the city limits. The <br />franchise fee goes to the municipality, not to the County. His <br />recommendation would be for the City to have complete flexibility <br />to make their own determination, and then if they desire to <br />59 <br />