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Jim Granse, 36 Pine Arbor, asked if Macho has had any problem <br />securing liability or Workers' Compensation insurance, because <br />insurance companies have their own safety engineers. <br />Mr. Gordon assured him that Macho is covered by a major <br />carrier and has had no problems in securing insurance; in fact, <br />their premiums have declined, evidence that the carrier recognizes <br />Macho has become more expert over the years. He added that he <br />would not preside over a company that does illegal or unethical <br />things, and that 7 out of 10 employees would tell anyone who asked <br />them that Mr. Gordon is more concerned about safety than anything. <br />Rick Hathaway, Macho systems manager, related that Macho's <br />Workers' Compensation and health loss ratio are currently 3:1, a <br />remarkably good record. <br />Constance Faith, who will be a resident of Roseland Road in a <br />few months, expressed concern that residents would not find out <br />about a failure until three months later because the monitoring is <br />done quarterly. She is breeding a pair of rare Amazon parrots and <br />had planned to breed additional endangered species, but if this <br />firm comes in she is not going to do so. <br />Mr. Marscheschi reiterated that the unit is monitored daily <br />and hourly, not just every three months. There is a constant <br />readout every minute of every day to insure the unit is operating <br />the way it should be. <br />Steve Pitiak, resident of Sebastian, suggested that the Board <br />consider the beneficial effect this will have on employment and the <br />tax rate. He pointed out that Indian River County has a very high <br />unemployment rate and the young people are leaving because there <br />are no jobs. Mr. Pitiak suggested that the County establish the <br />right to shut them down if they pollute. He recalled that he lived <br />near DuPont and Hercules in New Jersey for many years with no <br />harmful effbbt, and he did not think anyone should get hysterical <br />about this proposed facility. <br />Leonard Bassi, 573 Browning Terrace, Sebastian, emphasized <br />that he lived 18 miles from DuPont and Hercules and had to leave <br />New Jersey because they were going to take out his left lung. He <br />did not understand why state of the art equipment was not in place <br />at <br />29 <br />JAN 12 19-93 <br />BOOK 88 P.10E 503 <br />