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COUNTY CONSULTING ENGINEERS, .JAMES BEINDORF AND DR. DAVID <br />SMITH, APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD TO REVIEW THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEER— <br />ING REPORT. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE EMPHASIZED THAT THIS IS A PRELIMINARY <br />ENGINEERING REPORT WHICH NEEDS TO BE FORWARDED TO THE FHA DISTRICT <br />OFFICE BY TOMORROW SO WE CAN PROCEED AND RECIEVE LOAN AND GRANT MONEY <br />AND NOTED THAT THIS REPORT WAS DONE BY UPDATING THE ORIGINAL REPORT <br />DONE BY UDU ITSELF. THIS REPORT IS NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SETTING <br />OUT THE SPECIFIC WAY THE PROJECT WILL BE DONE, BUT TO LOOK AT THE <br />FUNDING AND GIVE SOME ALTERNATIVES AS TO POSSIBLE COST.AND POSSIBLE <br />EXPANSION AREAS. THE CHAIRMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE RESIDENTS OF <br />GIFFORD WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE BEFORE THESE DECISIONS <br />ARE FINALLY MADE. <br />DR. SMITH INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT THE PROGRAM PRESENT— <br />LY UNDER WAY PARTLY UNDER EDA GRANT IS THE PHASE I PROGRAM WHICH <br />CONSISTS OF THE TRANSMISSION LINE AND PUMPING STATION TO THE ELEVATED <br />TANK ON SCHOOL BOARD PROPERTY IN THE EAST CENTRAL GIFFORD AREA. HE <br />NOTED THAT NO TREATMENT IS INVOLVED BECAUSE THE WATER FROM THE CITY <br />IS COMPLETELY TREATED. HE CONTINUED THAT PHASE II INVOLVES PURCHASE <br />OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM FROM UDU, RENOVATION OF -THE EXISTING SYSTEM, <br />CONNECTING IT TO PHASE I, AND ABANDONMENT OF THE EXISTING UDU WATER <br />SUPPLY AND TREATMENT FACILITIES. THIS PHASE WOULD ALSO INVOLVE <br />EXTENDING THE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO SERVE THE BUILT—UP AREAS <br />e <br />IN THE GIFFORD COMMUNITY THAT ARE NOT NOW SERVED AND WOULD MAKE PRO— <br />VISION FOR NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL FACILITIES. DR. SMITH <br />INFORMED THE BOARD THAT IN REFERRING BACK TO A REPORT MADE IN 1974 <br />DESCRIBING THE EXISTING FACILITY, THEY WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY 496 <br />SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES AND TWO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON THE WATER SYSTEM <br />AND 183 CONNECTED TO THE SEWER FACILITIES. HE STATED THAT THEY HAVE <br />USED THESE NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THEIR REPORT ALTHOUGH THEY STRONGLY <br />FEEL THAT THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL WATER.CUSTOMERS. HE FIGURED THE. <br />ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO BE ADDED ON BY EXTENSIONS AT <br />ROUGHLY 250. <br />I VA <br />1977 c� <br />G C d BOOK JJL PA,i �9 <br />