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000073 continue the force main to West Hill Avenue with the Town responsible from that point back to the Town's system. The projected cost of the second option would be $98,000. A third option would be for the County to assume the entire cost with no cost to the Town. Regardless of which option is chosen, a timetable needs to be developed to assure that the facility would be in place by the end of December, 1985. Don Cordell indicated that the prices quoted by him are contract prices. If the Town did the work, the cost would be half or less. Commissioner Lloyd asked about the two pump stations and Cordell indicated on the map the location of each. Mayor Sheffield indicated that two modifications to the Wastewater Collection and Purchase Contract have been requested by the Town. These include (1) the ability of the Town to increase tap fees as necessary and (2) the elimination of the County tap fee charge to users in the Town's extraterritorial area. Commissioner Marshall referred to the agreement and suggested that the Town and the County reserve the right to change their respective tap fees as necessary. In response to the second modification, she noted that the County would need to know where the meter is going to be located. Cordell stated that the Lake Shore Drive option would be the only one available because the cost of the other two options would be prohibitive to the Town. Horace Johnson indicated that the granite rock would interfere with construction of the line for Orange Heights and that the cost of blasting and man-hours involved would need to be considered. Remus Smith asked about the furthest west water line on US 70 and Horace Johnson indicated it was the Eno River. Horace Johnson stated there is not time between now and December to put Town employees on the project even if the cost was not prohibitive. Commissioner Marshall talked about ownership of the line and placement of the meter. Because of the loans and grants received from Farmers Home Admini- stration (FmHA) , the County will need to maintain ownership of the line or put the money up front. Commissioner Carey indicated the Town would own the line if the line was built and paid for by the Town. Frank Sheffield stated that the placement of the meter did not have any- thing to do with ownership, but simply defines the County's service area. Lynwood Brown asked if an agreement could be worked out with the County whereby the County would waive the $15,000 tap fee, plus sewer charges and so many tap-on fees, so the town could own the line. This way the County would be the only one paying the debt for the line but would still receive full payment for the line. Frank Sheffield suggested putting the meter at the Eno River to the extent that it is technically feasible and would not do any harm to the sewage flow from the Efland force main. He stated that the Town should not spend anything for the project because the Town is contributing by providing sewage treatment service. Remus Smith indicated the Town is aware that, although it may be diffi- cult, they can connect onto the line. Commissioner Marshall indicated the importance of preserving the service the County is providing in Efland. It may be necessary to work into the engi- neering agreement a statement to protect the pressure of the line.