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HE INFORMED THE.BOARD THAT AS OF TODAY THERE ARE NO MORE TAPS AVAILABLE ON THE 12" LINE NORTH OF THE MOORINGS. MR. LITTLE FELT A WATER DISTRICT FOR ALL OF THE BEACH SOUTH OF THE CITY LIMITS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. HE SUGGESTED THAT THE QUICKEST AND LEAST EXPENSIVE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO BUILD A MILLION GALUIN GROUND LEVEL STORAGE TANK CLOSE TO THE PRESENT 100,000 ELEVATED TANK AND INSTALL SEQUENTIAL PUMPS, WHICH HE FELT WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT THE COUNTY BY OPENING UP THE ENTIRE BEACH AREA SOUTH OF THE CITY LIMITS FOR AS MUCH AS TEN YEARS. ATTORNEY SHARP SUGGESTED THAT A WATER DISTRICT BE CREATED SOUTH OF THE MOORINGS AND PROVISIONS MADE WHERE IT COULD BE EXPANDED TO ENCOM- PASS OTHER AREAS, BUT ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT TAXING DISTRICT LAND HAS TO BE CONTIGUOUS, CITY MANAGER LITTLE POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE ONLY 20 HOMES NEEDING IMMEDIATE HELP, WHICH HE DID NOT FEEL WOULD HAVE ANY GREAT AFFECT ON THE EXISTING LINE. CHAIRMAN WODTKE INQUIRED IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO TAKE JUST THE 5/10 OF A MILE AS A DISTRICT ALONE, AND MR. HEPBURN WALKER STATED THAT CITY ENGINEER LLOYD ESTIMATED $52,000 WOULD TAKE CARE OF ALL -THE HOMES ON THAT AREA, MR. LITTLE BROUGHT UP THE PROBLEM OF ABSENTEE LANDOWNERS WHO WOULD NOT WANT TO PARTICIPATE, BUT ATTORNEY SHARP FELT THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA WANT THIS ENOUGH THAT THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEM WITH ASSESSMENTS. ~ATTORNEY COLLINS ASKED IF THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THIS AREA WOULD PREFER A MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING DISTRICT OR A SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT. ATTORNEY SHARP FELT THEY WOULD WANT WHICHEVER IS QUICKEST IF THE COST WERE NOT.TOO FAR APART, MR. LITTLE STATED HE FELT THEY WOULD BE MAKING A MISTAKE TO GO ON A MILLAGE BASIS WHICH INVOLVES PROPERTY VALUES AS WHETHER THERE IS A HOUSE ON THE PROPERTY OR NOT WOULD MAKE A GREAT DIFFERENCE. CHAIRMAN WODTKE REITERATED THAT THE EARLIEST WE COULD RAISE FUNDS FOR A MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING DISTRICT WOULD BE OCTOBER OF 1978, 19 MAY 181977'