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supporting more beds not only from this building but the
ancillary space will not have to be increased. We are planning for
the additional 30 beds as recommended in the study even though we
are not permitted to add them at this time, and those 30 additional
beds are not part of the cost of this project.
Troutman: Any other questions? O.K. Thank you very much.
It may not have been as extensive as you may thought it was
going to be, but I think that is because many of us have, all of
us have had the opportunity over the last year or so to see the
facilities, tour the facilities, and sit down and talk about your
needs. So I think our main concern at this time is that we really
did not realize the time factor was coming up quite like it was,
and that all the criteria for legal ramifications of the bond
> referendum could be met in time for the November election.
I'm not still totally convinced that by receiving this infor-
mation tonight that we are going to be, or that I am going to be
able to make a decision by the time that we have a public hearing
on August 31st, or August 30th, that being the last date that we
would be able to have a public hearing and call for the final vote.
I have a lot of faith in the board of directors and the
administrators of the hospitals, and I'm sure that the financial
figures that you folks are presenting to us are as clear and
precise and factual as you possibly can make them, because I think
your reputation is at stake on these figures. At the same time,
I have to rely upon our finance officer, our manager, our attorney,
and all the resources that we have to check these figures to
make sure in our own minds that the amount of payback that you
are anticipating and the amount that you're projecting to increase