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r JAN 19 1993 BOOK 88 FAl� 58 He felt that Indian River County should eliminate impact fees. That action would jar the Utilities Department, but he felt it is a necessary move. He counted on the new Board with three new members to make long overdue changes and lead the County in a different direction. Mr. Nelson considers Countryside North as extremely unique from any other manufactured home community, not only in Vero Beach but the entire state of Florida. He pointed out that the wastewater treatment plant at Countryside originally was designed to handle twice as many homes as it actually handles, and therefore is not being used to its full capacity. It has been in use for 11-1/2 years, is in good operating shape, and .should last another 20 years. Mr. Nelson personally monitors the plant with the assistance of the County Environmental Health Department. Mr. Nelson and his neighbors realized that they paid more for their homes than they were actually worth because the cost included water, sewer, garbage, maintenance and all the amenities of the mobile home park. He reminded the Commissioners that the homeowners appeared before the Commission in 1985 -to fight for and defeat a scaled-down site modification request. They also appeared before the Commission regarding impact fees. 'Those fees were paid by the developer but not in accordance with the ordinance, resolutions and franchise agreements. He stated that County employees were negligent in collecting the proper amounts for impact fees. He contended that there is a second -time -around collection of impact fees on the resale of the homes, which is a detriment to the homeowners. Mr. Nelson cited his version of approximate monies paid to the County by Countryside North to date, and accused the County of collecting fees more than once. He calculated that with interest on the accounts, over a 12 -year period Countryside Mobile Home Park (CMHP) has contributed at least three-quarters of a million dollars to the County. If the County had been efficient in the collection of proper fees up to June 5, 1985, this amount today would be in the vicinity, plus or minus, of two million dollars. He reported that in Vero Beach we have about 9,000 residents in about 5,000 mobile homes who add much to the economy of the area and who demand few services. He felt that CMHP should not be forced into a utility service which is no different from what they already have and which would cost three times what they already pay. Mr. Nelson recited the capacity in the treatment plant versus actual use. He predicted that the park would never exceed the present 596 homes because of this controversy and, therefore, the park would never use the full capacity of that treatment plant. He also felt that a mobile home should be allowed 18 r