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BOOK 96 PAGI.3 0 <br />taxpayer will have to pay for their unpaid balance. Mr. Hedin <br />suggested that the Board not issue a new franchise until the last <br />one is paid off. <br />Mike Tucci, 214 South Sandpiper Drive, was very pleased with <br />Mr. Pinto and the Commission for what they have done in behalf of <br />Countryside. He believed that the wastewater situation can be <br />attributed to Ed Nelson, who pulled that off on a Sunday. For the <br />past 2h years he has not been able to drink the water at <br />Countryside North. Many, many people throughout the park buy <br />bottled drinking water because they believe the park's water is not <br />safe to drink. He urged the County to provide water to <br />Countryside North if Ellenburg doesn't produce water that is <br />suitable to drink. <br />Lincoln Nystrom, resident of Countryside, wished to echo what <br />Mr. Aker said about the fees being owed since 1993. He questioned <br />why the County allowed this to happen. He has never heard of <br />business practices such as these. These expenses should have been <br />collected in 1985 and they were not. The residents pay their taxes <br />and pay their rent, but then they find out that big corporations <br />are getting away with not paying their bills. Mr. Nystrom felt the <br />Board should see that is changed immediately. <br />There being no others who wished to be heard, the Chairman <br />closed the public hearing. <br />Commissioner Bird asked Attorney Vitunac whether we have the <br />ability to go back against Realcor and collect the past due <br />franchise fees. <br />Attorney Vitunac explained that the unpaid franchise fees <br />amount to $40,000. We already have heard arguments against its <br />being imposed to begin with; Realcor never sent a bill to the <br />tenants on top of which he could put a 6% fee; Realcor sold the <br />property and went out of business. He felt it probably would be a <br />lost cause to sue them. The corporation is gone. We would have a <br />lot in it and it is not sure we would win. We could not place a <br />lien on the property for this kind of fee. For $40,000 over all <br />those years, staff thought it would be better to start cleaning and <br />get on with the good company. <br />Chairman Macht thought there was a lot to say for a clean <br />break and a clean start, but he would like to see us o1as rvee the <br />time certainties, the action certainties, amd -the -money certainties <br />-- and if the new owner doesn't come to the table with forthright <br />15 <br />OCTOBER 17, 1995 <br />