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JUN 18 1991 BOOK Z going to place another fire hydrant unless it is detrimental to our operation as a utility for flushing. Commissioner Scurlock asked about the feasibility of Mr. Graves' proposal to address the uniqueness of his subdivision, and whether specific costs to an area should be identified and assessed accordingly. Director Pinto felt that certainly could be done but also felt that the economics would not be as drastic as Mr. Graves said. He also pointed out that we could not afford to extend the lines only to the petitioned subdivisions because there would not be sufficient impact fees to cover the cost of building the main lines. So the benefit is there. Commissioner Scurlock stated that, with the diversity of neighborhoods as well as the issue of vacant land, Mr. Graves is making the point that if you divide the areas you could, perhaps, address the differences. Mr. Graves felt the common good from bringing a lot of lines in at one time is getting a lower price, but he contended that the fact is that the larger lines would be mandated, and did not think those are a common good to this project. Commissioner Scurlock and Director Pinto explained the process of estimating costs and arriving at final figures, emphasizing that estimated assessments are never increased, but are decreased if the final costs are lower than estimates. Russ Diesair (phonetic) asked about the quality of water from the reverse osmosis plant, whether it will change according to demand and, as a second question, if the aquifer were to be contaminated, whether 100 percent of the water would be supplied in the reverse osmosis process. Director Pinto said that is correct. Mark Hanks, 1026 Apple Way, verbalized his support for this project. He felt his street should be assessed in the manner presented by Mr. Graves. He also asked about power outages, and Mr. Pinto assured him that the water plant has generating power to operate the entire system. Mr. Pinto also mentioned that in times of a hurricane nothing could be guaranteed. Commissioner Scurlock asked if Mr. Hanks' preference would be to have an assessment based on square footage of his portion of the project on his own street and Mr. Hanks agreed. Chairman Bird asked if the Commission were to break it down into smaller segments would that require going back and reassessing the whole project and starting that process all over. Mr. Pinto believed it would. Arnold Banner, 1106 Sun Villa Drive, said he is one of the few, apparently, who voted against the petition and is satisfied 22