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MR. YORK NOTED THAT HE HAS HIS METER SO HE IS LUCKY AND CAN GET <br />THE SERVICE FOR $15.00, BUT MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY DONT HAVE <br />THIS CONVENIENCE. HE POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO <br />CAN T AFFORD THE $200.00 CHARGE, AND HE FELT THERE SHOULD BE SOME <br />WAY THAT THIS SYSTEM CAN BE RUN WHERE EVERYBODY CAN CUT INTO THE <br />LINE AND PUT IT ON THEIR MONTHLY BILL ACCORDING TO THE CAPACITY THEY <br />USE. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT'STATED THAT, IN OTHER WORDS, MR. YORK <br />IS SAYING RAISE THE RATE AND NOT HAVE AN ADDITIONAL CONNECTION FEE. <br />THE COMMISSIONER NOTED THAT WOULD NOT BE FAIR TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE <br />ALREADY PAID. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT ALL THE MONEY WE ARE BORROWING <br />FROM FHA, THE GRANT FROM FHA, THE EDA GRANT, AND THE FEDERAL REVENUE <br />SHARING FUNDS - THIS ALL IS BEING UTILIZED TO RENOVATE THE OLD WATER <br />SYSTEM, TO MAKE THE INITIAL CORRECTION AND ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM WITH <br />THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THESE DOLLARS <br />AND EXPAND THE SYSTEM AS FAR AS WE CAN. NONE OF THESE MONIES ARE <br />FOR METERS. THE CHAIRMAN CONTINUED THAT, BASED ON THE BIDS RECENTLY <br />OPENED, THE COST OF THE METER (THE INSTALLATION, THE LABOR, THE PIPE, <br />ETC.) ACTUALLY CAME TO $202.00; THERE IS NO PROFIT INCLUDED AT ALL, <br />IT IS A CHARGE THAT HAS TO BE MADE FOR EACH CONNECTION, AND THE $200.00 <br />CHARGE FOR CONNECTION IS $50.00 LESS THAN UDU WAS CHARGING. HE STATED <br />THAT THE BOARD HAS GONE ON RECORD AS BEING RECEPTIVE TO SOME METHOD <br />OF PAYMENT WHICH WILL NOT REQUIRE THIS CHARGE TO BE PAID IN ONE LUMP <br />SUM. THE CHAIRMAN INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />PASSED A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE MINIMUM DEPOSIT BE NO HIGHER <br />THAN $50.00 AND THAT MONTHLY PAYMENTS BE ALLOWED OVER 12 MONTHS, OR <br />LONGER IF POSSIBLE, SO THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE A REAL BURDEN. THE <br />CHAIRMAN NOTED THAT MR. YORK'S SUGGESTION WOULD MAKE PEOPLE ALREADY ON <br />THE SYSTEM PAY FOR SOMEBODY ELSE IS METER. <br />MR. YORK POINTED OUT THAT THE EXPENSE OF RUNNING A LINE <br />FROM THE HOUSE TO THE METER WOULD PROBABLY RUN $125.00 IN ADDITION <br />TO THE $200.00 CHARGE, PLUS THE FEE FOR PLUMBING INSPECTION, WHICH <br />ALL ADDS UP TO QUITE A RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PEOPLE OF GIFFORD, AND <br />HE FELT ALL SHOULD SUFFER TOGETHER TO TRY TO WORK THIS OUT. <br />U 105 BOOK 35 PAGE 215 <br />