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ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT.HE FEELS THE U.D.U. FRANCHISE <br />AREA COVERS A MUCH BIGGER AREA THAN MOST PEOPLE REALIZE, AND COMMISSIONER <br />SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT THE RESOLUTION PROVIDES FOR NOT ONLY U.D.U. <br />CUSTOMERS BUT "FUTURE' CUSTOMERS. <br />REVEREND DIAMOND OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN COUNCIL OF CHURCHES <br />REGISTERED THEIR CONCERN, STATING THAT THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT A GOOD DOCU- <br />MENT BECAUSE IT IS CONDITIONAL AND IT STILL LEAVES IT UP TO U.D.U. AND <br />FHA. HE PLEADED THAT THE BOARD NOT TIE UP THEIR EFFORTS IN THIS DIRECTION' <br />WITH ANYBODY, STATING THAT WATER IS THE NUMBER ONE ESSENTIAL. REVEREND <br />DIAMOND CONTINUED THAT WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS TRYING TO SAY IS THAT, "WE <br />NEED RECREATION, WE NEED LIGHTS, WE NEED MANY THINGS, BUT MOST OF ALL, <br />WE NEED WATER." <br />CHAIRMAN VIODTKE INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT WE MUST TAKE ACTION <br />ON THPS RESOLUTION AS WE MUST DEAL WITH.FIRST THINGS FIRST AND CET U.T},1!. <br />AND FHA OUT OF THE PICTURE. FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, WE MUST DEAL WITH <br />THINGS IN A SEQUENTIAL ORDER, <br />REVEREND DIAMOND NOTED THAT THE SITUATION COULD DRAG ON ANOTHER <br />YEAR -OR TWO AFTER THE RESOLUTION WAS VOTED ON JUST WAITING ON FHA AND <br />M.U. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT WE ARE JUST ASKING THEM <br />IF THEY WILL UP -GRADE THE SYSTEM AND TURN IT OVER TO THE COUNTY DEBT -FREE <br />BUT IF THEY WON'T, IT DOESN'T -MEAN THAT WE ARE NOT GOINi; TO DO ANYTHING <br />ELSE. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT THIS DOCUMENT SAYS THAT WE ARE <br />COMMITTING OURSELVES TO GETTING THIS WATER SITUATION STRAIGHTENED OUT, <br />BUT WE ALSO NEED THE AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE. WE ARE MERELY PUTTING THEM <br />ON NOTICE THAT AS OF THIS DAY FORWARD, THIS SITUATION IS GOING TO BE <br />STRAIGHTENED OUT. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT THE LINE THAT IS TO BE <br />BUILT TO GIFFORD HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH U.D.U. OR FHA AND WILL BE BUILT <br />AS SOON AS THE GRANT IS RECEIVED. <br />REVEREND DIAMOND STATED THAT HE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A <br />TIME TABLE AND WISHED TO BE SURE THAT THE COUNTY HAS SOURCES FOR THE <br />.ADDITIONAL MONEY. <br />27 <br />AUG 10 1977 _ ...._ ._ .... _ _ ... ,. <br />800 3 0A <br />ut J14 <br />5 <br />