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RESOLUTION NO. 82-137 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TERMINATING THE <br />IXORA UTILITIES WATER AND SEWER FRANCHISE, <br />INCORPORATING THE SYSTEM INTO THE OVERALL COUNTY <br />WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM AND AUTHORIZING THE <br />IMPOSITION OF STANDARD COUNTY RATES. <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County adopted a resolution on <br />January 19, 1960, granting a water and sewer franchise to T_wo rA <br />Utilities, and <br />WHEREAS, through the years the system has degraded to <br />the point where it was no longer able to meet the standards for <br />water and sewer systems promulgated by the Department of <br />Environmental Regulation of the State of Florida, and <br />WHEREAS, the utility was involved in extensive <br />litigation with respect to the quality of service provided, and <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County decided to purchase the <br />utility and incorporate it into the overall County system <br />providing improved service to the residents in the area and in <br />effect alleviating the problem that has existed for many years. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that: <br />1. the franchise originally issued to Ixora Utilities <br />on January 19, 1960, and recorded in Official Records Book 92 Page <br />533 as subsequently amended from time to time is hereby <br />terminated, and <br />2. the franchise area is hereby incorporated into the <br />overall County water and sewer system, and <br />3. the County Administrator and staff are authorized <br />and directed to impose standard County rates on all customers <br />within the former franchise area. <br />The foregoing resolution was offered by Commissioner <br />Wodtke who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by <br />Commissioner Bird and, upon being put to a vote, the vote <br />was as follows: <br />Chairman Don C. Scurlock, Jr.. Aye <br />Vice -Chairman A. Grover Fletcher Nay <br />Commissioner Patrick B. Lyons Absent <br />Commissioner William C. Wodtke, Jr. Aye <br />Commissioner Dick Bird Aye <br />-1- <br />