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FUNDS UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT ACT TO BE USED FOR THE WATER LINE TO GIFFORD. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE PLANS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND ACTUALLY READY TO GO TO BID, BUT FINANCING THE PROJECT IS THE BIG (QUESTION. HE CONTINUED THAT THEY HAVE HAD AN INDICATION THAT FHA WOULD LOOK WITH FAVOR ON AN APPLICATION FROM THE COUNTY FOR A GRANT TO MEET PART OF THE EXPENDITURES, DR. SMITH NOTED THAT THEIR GRANT LIMITS GO UP TO ABOUT 50%, BUT A PRE -APPLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED AND ELIGIBILITY DETERMINED IN RE- GARD TO THE LEVEL -OF INCOME OF THE AREA TO BE SERVED. HE ESTIMATED THE TOTAL PROJECT AT ABOUT $700,000, WHICH WOULD LEAVE $350,000 TO FINANCE, AND ASKED THE BOARD TO INSTRUCT THE ENGINEERS ON HOW TO PROCEED. CHAIRMAN WODTKE AGREED THAT THE FAILURE TO GET FUNDING ON THIS PROJECT WAS A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT, AND SENATORS STONE, CHILES AND BAFALIS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED IN THIS REGARD. HE FELT THE BOARD WILL HAVE TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS ON HOW TO CARRY ON THIS PROJECT. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT SINCE THE GRANT APPLICATION WAS TURNED DOWN, HE HAS TALKED WITH NUMEROUS PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AND THE PREVAILING ATTITUDE IS THAT WE SHOULD APPLY FOR ANY GRANT MONEY AVAILABLE AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REST OF THE PROGRAM IS THE RE- SPONSIBILITY OF EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTY. HE CONTINUED THAT HE AGREED WE MUST FIND A WAY TO FUND THIS PROJECT AND DOES NOT FEEL THAT WE CAN WAIT AND HOPE ANOTHER PROGRAM WILL COME ALONG. ATTORNEY COLLINS REMINDED THE BOARD THAT ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO VISTA ROYALE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY WHEREBY THEY WOULD WORK TOWARDS A GOAL OF THE COUNTY TAKING OVER THEIR WATER AND SEWER, AND THEY ARE NOW ABOUT AT THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE THINKING OF BUILDING A WATER TREATMENT AND SEWER PLANT. THE ATTORNEY SUGGESTED THAT RATHER THAN HAVE THEM BUILD A PLANT TO MEET ONLY THEIR OWN NEEDS, THAT IT SHOULD BE A CO- ORDINATED EFFORT WITH THE COUNTY FOR WATER FOR THE SOUTH COUNTY AREA. COMMISSIONERS SCHMUCKER AND SIEBERT FELT -THAT THE WATER PROBLEM TO THE NORTH MUST BE SETTLED FIRST, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF ELIMINATING THE PROPOSED WATER STORAGE TANK IN GIFFORD. 22 JAN 19 1977 .