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r- <br />MAR <br />04 <br />PORK 91 PAPE <br />1063 1 <br />District, but he wanted to make the Board aware of this <br />legislation. He understood that the legislation concerns utilities <br />such as gas, telephone and electric but our permit was denied <br />because we are a utility. <br />Attorney Michael O'Haire, representing the Indian River Farms <br />Water Control District, explained that the problem was caused by an <br />act adopted by the legislature last year. For 15 or 20 years water <br />control districts all over the state permitted utilities to locate <br />their lines within district rights-of-way. There was never a <br />problem, mainly because there were not very many underground <br />utilities, but with the demand for infrastructure into rural areas, <br />the demand increased. It would be tremendously expensive for <br />utilities to buy right-of-way. The new legislation requires that <br />if you excavate land and disrupt a utility you are presumed to be <br />negligent unless you give notice before you excavate. The District <br />is in the business of digging to maintain canals, and we have <br />pulled up utilities, though never a sewer line. The District now <br />finds itself dealing less with drainage and irrigation and <br />expending much time and money to provide rights-of-way. Mr. <br />O'Haire requested that the County make its legislative <br />representatives aware of the problem. He assured the Board that <br />the District will work to resolve the County Utility Department's <br />permitting problem because the District does not want to cause the <br />County to spend money unnecessarily. <br />Director Pinto was confident that the Utility Services <br />Department and the District could solve this problem, and he urged <br />the Board to support the effort to change this legislation. <br />Chairman Tippin encouraged the parties to work out this <br />problem. <br />SELECTION OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE EQUITY STUDY COMMITTEE MEMBERS <br />The Board reviewed memo from Commissioner Macht dated March <br />18, 1994: <br />TO: John W. Tippin, Chairman <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Commissioner Kenneth R. Macht�^ <br />DATE: March 18, 1994 <br />SUBJECT: Occupational License Equity Study Commission <br />I would like to submit the name of George Gross as the <br />representative for District 2 to serve on the Occupational,. <br />License Equity Study Commission. <br />58 <br />