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DR. SMITH CONTINUED THAT THERE ARE TWO ALTERNATIVE METHODS WHICH APPEAR TO BE FEASIBLE TO SOLVE THE SEWERAGE PROBLEM. HE NOTED THAT IT WOULD BE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE'AND JUSTIFIABLE TO PROVIDE MORE CAPACITY THAN TO HANDLE THE 183 PRESENTLY ON THE SEWER SYSTEM AND IN ORDER TO HAVE SOME RESERVE CAPACITY, THEY WOULD WANT TO HAVE A FLOW OF 100,000 GPD. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE FIRST ALTERNA- TIVE WOULD BE TO CONSTRUCT A NEW 100,000 GALLON TREATMENT AND DIS- POSAL SITE SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF THE PRESENT FACILITY; THE SECOND WOULD BE TO PUMP THE RAW WASTE TO THE CITY'S SEWERAGE FACILITY UNDER THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT SIGNED SOME YEARS AGO. HE THEN DIS- CUSSED THE OPTION OF PUMPING THE WASTE TO THE HOSPITAL SITE WHERE THERE WOULD BE A MASTER METER FOR BILLING PURPOSES OR AS A SECOND OPTION, RUNNING THE PRESSURE LINE ALL THE WAY TO THE CITY SEWAGE PLANT. HE FELT THERE ARE CERTAIN ADVANTAGES TO THE COUNTY IF WE CAN DISCHARGE AT ANOTHER LOCATION. DR. SMITH ESTIMATED THAT THE COST OF DISCHARGE TO THE CITY SEWAGE PLANT WOULD BE ONLY SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE COST OF BUILDING OUR OWN TREATMENT FACILITIES, BUT HE DID NOT FEEL IT IS ADVISABLE FOR THE COUNTY TO GO INTO THE SEW- AGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL BUSINESS. DR. SMITH THEN DISCUSSED THE PROJECT FUNDING OF 1.27 MIL- D LION DOLLARS AND WENT OVER THE ESTIMATED FIGURES AND COSTS. HE STATED THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE ADEQUATE FUNDS FOR THE ENTIRE PRO- GRAM. DR. SMITH REVIEWED POSSIBLE RATE SCHEDULES AND OTHER CHARGES AND SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE FACILITIES SET UP ON A SELF- LIQUIDATING BASIS WITH FIRM POLICIES ESTABLISHED AND METICULOUS ATTEN- TION PAID TO COLLECTIONS. LEON YOUNG DISCUSSED THE TAKING OVER OF DELINQUENT AC- COUNTS AND DR. SMITH NOTED THE AGREEMENT SPECIFIES THAT THE COUNTY WILL NOT TAKE OVER PRIOR DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS. MR. YOUNG POINTED OUT THAT THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE COUNTY, BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WHO ARE WAY IN THE RED AND IF THE COUNTY IS GOING TO TAKE THE ACCOUNTS AND START WITH A NEW SLATE, SOME PROCEDURE WILL HAVE TO BE ESTAB- LISHED AS TO HOW THE DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS CAN BE PAID. 1977 B Bm 31 f% -,f.