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According to Environmental Health section records, the US 70 and Perry Hills area do not report abnormally high levels of septic system failure. It is possible, but unlikely, that the area does have high levels of septic system failures that go undetected or unreported. In the absence of substantiated evidence of serious septic system problems or similar potential public health implications, however, the chances of obtaining grant funding for expansion of the sewer service to the azea aze virtually non- existent.. Given the almost certain absence of grant funding, all sewer expansion costs that the County decides to recover must be recovered by either the assessment process alone or by the assessment process in combination with an increase in the existing sewer rates. There aze a number of permutations to the alternatives outlined above that can be developed to reduce initial sewer expansion costs, provide sewer service only for the US 70 corridor and accommodate a future system expansion to serve the Perry Bills area. One such example would be to constnzct the 6" force main needed to serve Perry Hills and the US 70 corridor as far as Boone Mobile Home Pazk, leaving the Perry Hills connection and pumping system construction until a later date. Another option could consist of not constructing the sewer service stub- outs along US 70 (particulazly those requiring boring under US 70) until they aze actually called for. However, none of these permutations result in an actual reduction of ultimate costs. The costs can only be shifted in terms of when they aze paid or who pays them. If I may provide additional information, please advise.