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e <br />JAMES RICHARDSON OF GIFFORD ASKED IF THE RESOLUTION MEANS <br />THAT U.D.U. WILL SELL TO THE COUNTY, AND -CHAIRMAN WODTKE REPLIED THAT <br />U.D.U. IS ONLY SAYING THEY ARE WILLING TO IF CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS THEN READ ALOUD THE PROPOSED COUNTY RESOLUTION. <br />MR. RICHARDSON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE PEOPLE OF GIFFORD <br />HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET WATER FOR THE WHOLE AREA LONG BEFORE U.D.U. <br />EVEN CAME INTO EXISTENCE AND THEY ARE NOT NOW INTERESTED IN U.D.U., <br />BUT WANT TO BE SURE THEY GET WATER FOR THE WHOLE GIFFORD AREA, NORTH <br />TO SOUTH, EAST TO WEST. HE POINTED OUT THAT A WATER LINE HAS BEEN RUN <br />FROM THE CITY TO THE NEW HOSPITAL AND ALL THE WAY TO THE MOORINGS, BUT <br />THE PEOPLE OF GIFFORD ARE STILL IN THE SAME RUT AND LEFT WAITING, EVEN <br />THOUGH THEY PAY TAXES AND THERE IS MONEY TO BE GRANTED FOR UNFORTUNATE <br />AREAS. HE POINTED OUT THAT THEY ARE PAYING TAXES FOR EVERYTHING BUT <br />MEDICINE AND MILK. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT IT WILL BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO <br />HAVE THE COOPERATION OF ALL INTERESTED PARTIES TO WORK TOWARDS IMPLE- <br />MENTING THE PROPOSED SYSTEM IN A UNIFORM WAY THAT IS AGREEABLE TO ALL, <br />VICTOR HART OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF 1l.D.U. NOTED THAT <br />THEY HAVE BEEN WRESTLING WITH THIS PROBLEM A LONG TIME. HE SPOKE <br />OF THE MANY MEETINGS HELD AND STATED THAT AFTER COMPARING THE PROPOSALS <br />PRESENTED, HE FELT U.D.U. HAD NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO ACCEPT THE COUNTY'S <br />PROPOSAL WHICH WOULD RESULT IN CHEAPER RATES FOR THE CITIZENS OF GIFFORD. <br />MR, HART STATED THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1968 THAT EVERYONE <br />HAS SAT DOWN TOGETHER, (FHA, UDU, THE COUNTY, AND THE ENGINEERS) AND <br />REALLY DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM, AND HE EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT WE COULD <br />START FROM HERE AND GO ON TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS AND CORRECT <br />THE PROBLEMS. <br />MABON SNELL SPOKE FOR THE GIFFORD .JAYCEES AND STATED THAT <br />THEY FEEL THE COUNTY'S PROPOSF-D PLAN IS A GOOD ONE. HE THANKED THE <br />BOARD FOR WORKING OUT A WAY TO GET WATER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE AND STATED <br />THAT ALTHOUGH THEY ARE IMPATIENT, WITH GOOD REASON, THEY ARE NOT UN - <br />5 j <br />i <br />I <br />R���► 30 Pur 419 <br />. f. <br />SEP 2 197 <br />