Petition for Remission of Administrative and Legal Costs to the Orange County BOCC and OWASA

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Y ` Piney Mountain Petition -3 - July 27, 1995 The Piney Mountain Appeal It is in light of these contrasts, and our extraordinary cost in human labor, money, and emotional fortitude that we appeal to you to offer a small acknowledgment of our efforts by remitting the administrative and legal fees incurred by OWASA and Orange County in the preparation of legal documents associated with the Piney Mountain project, and in contributing engineering and other staff time to oversee the project. The total amount to be remitted does not exceed $25,000 for each of OWASA and Orange County. This is a small sum when compared to the annual budgets of Orange County and OWASA. It is a small sum when compared to the value of the system which will be conveyed to OWASA(in excess of$500,000 which includes $350,000 in new construction and$150,000 as a conservative estimate of the collector system which has been extensively repaired). It is not a small sum to the Piney Mountain residents, whose loss per lot will be cut from $4,030 to $3,127 if the administrative and legal costs are remitted. We thank you for the opportunity to present this appeal to you and answer your questions at the OWASA Board meeting of July 27, and the Orange County Board of Commissioners meeting of August 3. By August 15, we hope to have approval of completion of our project from OWASA and recommendation from the Orange County staff of final disbursements of all amounts remaining in our account with Orange County to Piney Mountain assessed members. Thank you for your consideration of our petition and for your service to our community. We pledge our continued support for your work and the preservation of our environment and neighborhoods.