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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />Peter D. O'Bryan <br />ER e, <br />Susan Adams <br />District 4 <br />O� <br />District 1 <br />Chairman <br />Tint Zorc <br />Bob Solari <br />District 3 <br />District 5 <br />Vice -Chairman <br />ORA <br />Joseph E. Flescher <br />District 2 <br />Wedncsday August 8th, 2018 <br />Chairman Art Graham <br />Public Service Commission of Florida <br />2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard <br />Tallahassee, FL 32311 <br />RE: In Te: Petition by Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) for authority to charge FPL <br />rates to former City of Vero Beach customers and for approval of FPL`s accounting <br />treatment for City of Vero Beach transaction. <br />Docket No. 20170235 -EI, <br />In re: Joint petition to terminate territorial agreement, by Florida Power & Light and the <br />City of Vero Beach. <br />Docket No. 20170236 -EU. <br />Dear Chairman Graham, <br />As Chairman of the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners, and representing <br />both current FPL customers and future FPL customers, I am writing to you to continue the <br />support of the July 2, 2018 Order approving the sale of the City of Vero Beach (COVB) <br />electric system to FPL as structured. It is very unfortunate that a very few disgruntled former <br />City officials and employees, plus unnamed outside entities, have filed petitions to attempt to <br />block or delay the closing of the sale, originally scheduled for October 15t, 2018. <br />Both the petitions by the Civic Association of Indian River County, Inc. and Brian Heady claim <br />that no "exceptional circumstances" exist since out of city residents in both the Town of Indian <br />River Shores and the unincorporated county, have "full voting representation on the City's <br />Utility Commission". It is important to note that the City Utility Conunission is advisory in <br />nature only and is not a true Utility Commission. These petitioners also claim of "a dire burden <br />18012 7" Street, Building A <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />(772) 226-1490 <br />16 <br />