4. Discussion

The Mills-McAllister combination has done a commendable job in operating the system the past several years. They have expressed their interest in acquiring the system if they can obtain some protection against prior obligations incurred by the Cavanaughs other than the remainder of the SDWBA loan. Mills-McAllister requested and agreed to reduce the loan amount by $54,000 collected for the loan by the Cavanaughs and $3,500 received from the sale of the Cavanaughs' properties. They have regularly met the system's loan payments and have the technical and managerial abilities to run the operation.

Mills and McAllister filed the application to acquire Greenbelt in compliance with the Commission's D.00-06-010, dated June 8, 2000.