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SEP 8 1987 BOOK 69 FAGE,311 P TO: The Board of County Commissioners DATE: September 2, 1987 SUBJECT: B n ines U ility Purchase FROM: P. 't ac, County Attorney The attached Purchase Agreement was approved in concept on September 1, 1987 and is now being presented for final approval. The contract has been executed by Bent Pines Utility Company. The only change in the contract from the one presented for conceptual approval is the addition of the words at the end of the first page "... in addition to the impact fees, rates and changes otherwise required by the County Utility System." The Purchase Agreement is recommended for approval by the County Administrator, the County Attorney and the Utility Director. Attorney Vitunac advised that the County has received a letter from Attorney Collins of Collins, Brown, Caldwell & Mann, which asks specifically if the $1500 represents something different than what we charge the rest of the customers within the county. He felt it should be clearly understood that the County operates differently than a private utility in two separate areas, and that is where this $1500 shows up. If the County was to build this system today, we would charge the normal impact fees of $1140 for water and $1250 for sewer. Not included in those impact fees is the building of internal lines. The internal lines are built with the direct cost being borne by those who benefit by them. That means that if Bent Pines' lines have a value of $3200 per customer, that amount would be assessed directly to the person connecting. In this case, because the lines were purchased at a substantially reduced amount of their value, that amount is being assessed; however, since it was paid for by the private utility company, that amount is simply being turned over to the private utility company. People have asked if they paid for this when they bought their lots at Bent Pine. 50