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mE y TI'A 4,101 <br />ewiMN7 <br />Own <br />January 5, 1999 <br />3 <br />ORANGE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY <br />Alice Gordon, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Dear Alice: <br />Quality Service Since 1977 <br />p cC IFad E <br />JAN 1S;g - 7 D <br />7 <br />OWASA has been asked by the Orange Grove Volunteer Fire Department ( OGVFD) to consider making <br />annual payments to help offset loses in fire district tax revenues that might otherwise have been levied on <br />land owned by OWASA within the fire district. In a November 3, 1998 letter, Dr. Ed Johnson, Vice <br />President of the OGVFD, proposed an approach for determining the payment. This request, along with <br />other potential methods of calculating a potential payment as developed by the OWASA staff was <br />discussed at our December 10, 1998 Board meeting. (Agenda material attached.) <br />The OWASA Board of Directors has discussed the OGVFD request and believes that an annual payment <br />to the OGVFD may be a reasonable request. However, prior to our Board taking further action regarding <br />this matter, we respectfully request your views on the following questions: <br />1. What are the views of the Orange County Board of Commissioners regarding the request <br />and do the Commissioners concur with OWASA that an annual payment to the OGVFD <br />is reasonable? <br />2. Does the Orange County Board of Commissioners have comments or suggestions <br />regarding the method for calculating a fair and equitable payment from OWASA to the <br />OGVFD? . <br />We look forward to hearing from you soon and please let me know if you need additional information. <br />Very-truly yours, <br />Dan VanderMeer <br />Chairman <br />Attachment <br />c: Mayor Michael Nelson, Town of Carrboro (w /attachment ) <br />Mayor Rosemary Waldorf; Town of chapel Hill (w /attachment ) <br />OWASA Board of Directors (w /.attachment) <br />Ed Kerwin, OWASA Executive Director (w /attachment) <br />Cal Horton, Chapel Hill Town Manager (w /attachment ) <br />John Link, Orange County Manager (w /attachment) w� <br />Bob Morgan, Carrboro Town Manager (w /attachment ) <br />Bruce Runberg, IJNC Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management(w /attachment) <br />Dr. Edward Johnson, Orange Grove Volunteer Fire Department (w /attachment) <br />John Greene, Ed Holland, Bob Epting (w /o attachments) <br />400 Jones Ferry Road <br />PO Box 366 <br />Carrboro, NC 27510 -0366 <br />A4-/ OFFort-9t7 E-Pfoj— <br />Printed on Regded Paper <br />voice (919) 968 -4421 <br />FAX (919) 968 -4464 <br />www.owa".ora <br />