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RESOLUTION Whereas, U.D.U. is a non-profit Corporation owning a water and sewer franchise in Gifford, Florida granted by Indian River County, and Whereas, The facilities have become ineffective to adequately service its present membership because of environmental and economic changes, and can not be maintained nor improved without additional funding, and Whereas, U.D.U. has heretofor sought relief though intensive efforts to get grants through Framers Home Administration, and have succeeded in arousing their cooperation Via National News Media, culminating in a large loan -grant offered to U.D.U. by the FNA and to provide the necessary matching funds for the county under the crituia of the E.D.A., and Whereas, The County has advised the Directors of U.D.U. that the County has p e g d themselves to get water for all persons in Gifford within and without the U.D.U. franchise area and advised the Directors that they would--Flkewise be responsible to upgrade and expand the sewer system to encourage new customers not now on the system, and new construction planned for the area to relieve the deplorable housing; and further that they would commit additional funds if necessary and additional loans to make a complete system hopefully to be intergrated if possible into the sewer system of Vero Beach, and The Board of Directors of U.D.U., relying upon representation of John Carver, Bill Eldridge and Jerry Ballard of the Farmers Home Administration and William Wodtke speaking on behalf of the County Commission that they would deligently pursue completion the improvements at long last once and for ever of the deplorable condition the sewer and water system exposed by the Washington Post and CBS news, it is Therefore, RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of U.D.U. do agree to recommend to the membership of U.D.U. that the membership accept an offer of the County to purchase U.D.U. for $75,000. subject to a contract to be negotiated within 90 days from the date hereof acceptable to U.D.U. and the County, which would include the assumption by the County ofAall contracts, liabilities, and other obligations of U.D.U. and approval of F timers Home Administration. (red Plai c' eA J resp ent pard of Directors of U.D.U. #A/v /' 301 SEP 1977