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service, the bills are going to go up to $50. He said his neighbors asked why is the sewage and water so high in this County, and proposed to go much higher, when it used to cost only a few pennies a month. Director Pinto pointed out that the wastewater treatment plant at that specific park was antiquated and inefficient to the point they were under state order because the treatment was not meeting the required standards. Mr. Roberts stated they had a certificate of quality on that system. Director Pinto stated that certificate was a directive to get off the old system and connect into the County system, and Commissioner Scurlock confirmed that old facility would not be allowed to operate under current DER standards and they had a choice either to upgrade that facility and spread the cost among the customers or connect to the County system. Mr. Roberts spoke of people moving out of the park because they are scared stiff of having to pay $50 a month for water and sewer. Bill Ramsey, 141 Edward Drive in Aspen Whispering Palms, came before the Board to express his concern over the word "mandate." He knows everyone is tired of hearing that word, but when they met with the park owners, the park owners insisted on it being in their agreements and they insist it means we pay. Mobile home owners are contemplating Court action; it has divided the tenants in the park, and those who would not agree to pay impact fees have an additional $16 per month to pay over what the others are paying who signed the leases and agreed to pay the impact fees. The advice residents have gotten from attorneys is that it would be nice if the County Commissioners would have put in the ordinance that this is not a government mandate. It has been stated that you do not say the homeowner has to pay the charged but the park owners take the attitude that, because they are being forced to hook up, it is a mandate and, therefore, indirectly, we residents are being forced to pay the bill. Mr. Ramsey reported, as a matter of fact, several people in his park have paid the impact fee even though it is not connected yet, and it is because of this discrepancy in the wording over the buyer or the seller. He gave the example of a friend who wanted to sell his home, the park owner offered to sell it for him but wanted the impact fee up front; they would have to leave a check for the County before the park owner would approve the sale. And that's an example of the importance of the word "mandate." Frank Widmer, 7440 North 132nd Street, came before the Board to explain that in his neighborhood, which is at the northern part 51 BAR 12 1991 BOOK 812 F-acr.