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2 <br /> 1. <br /> 2 <br /> , 3,r{ <br /> u <br /> 3• <br /> 4, the remaining members of the fire -district to repay any loans on <br /> 5• the purchase of equipment. The New Hope FireiDepartment feels this <br /> 6, bill does not go far enough and wishes the Board of Commissioners to write the <br /> 7, legislative delegation on their behalf and state the concerns <br /> 8. expressed. The Board _agreed to do so. <br /> 9, 2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TARGET AREA: <br /> 10. Mr. Albert Kittrell , CD Director, listed the programs for the <br /> 11. Community Development target area, Councilville. <br /> 12, Mr. Stan Council , Councilville resident, spoke on behalf of <br /> 13, the citizens of Councilville. He said they are very pleased that <br /> 14, their community was chosen for this program. <br /> 15, Commissioner Lloyd asked what was encompassed in the grant it- <br /> 16. self. <br /> 17, Mr. Kittrell 'replied, rehab of substandard housing, bringing <br /> 18, streets up to DOT standards, installation of a water system, reloc- <br /> 19, ation of substandard units and spot clearance of a dump. <br /> 20, Commissioner Lloyd asked if the County bought rights-of way? <br /> 21. Mr. Kittrell replied that it is in the grant and is a require- <br /> 22, ment of the Federal program. : <br /> �3, Commissioner Walker said this is a good program but that people <br /> 24, shouldn 't charge for the rights-of-way. Both Commissioner Marshall <br /> 25, and Mr. Kittrell said this is a requirement of the Federal program, <br /> 26, that rights-of-way be purchased. Commissioner Walker said the pro- <br /> �7, gram needed to be changed. <br /> 28. Mr. Kittrell , replied to a question from Commissioner Lloyd, <br /> 29. that the maximum per house had not been determined yet but that he <br /> 30, thought it would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $10,000 to <br /> 31. $12,000 per house. He added that $178,000 was earmarked for paving <br /> 32, and that 27 of 30 homes can be rehabilitated. <br /> Commissione r-_Lloyd asked who paid the -le g al fees if someone <br /> .. 33. <br /> 34. refused to sell rights-of-way? Mr. Kittrell replied that the grant <br /> 35• would pay. Mr. Council said that problem would not occur in Council- <br /> 36. ville; that all residents are anxious, to participate. That if <br /> 37. the Board of Commissioners chose not to approve the program for <br /> 38- Councilville unless all homeowners ceded rights-of-way without pay- <br /> 39- <br /> 44. <br />