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19 <br /> 7 <br /> -2- <br /> undertake a formal agreement limiting their ability to extend lines <br /> at will, I suggest that such an agreement ought to' be ratified by <br /> appropriate action of the Legislature. Then future Hoards and <br /> Commissions will be bound to uphold the same by their oath to <br /> uphold the laws of the State. <br /> Finally, I note the potential for "double taxation" of'county <br /> taxpayers who are already customers of OWASA, where non-utility <br /> revenue funds are used by the County to extend water and sewer <br /> service to citizens not served by OWASA. I suggest a mechanism <br /> should be developed to have OWASA customers share in such non- <br /> utility revenue funding of OWASA system improvements; or, in the <br /> alternative, that the County give its commitment to fund Water and <br /> sewer utility line improvements with County revenues that are not <br /> collected from OWASA service area taxpayers. Otherwise, owAsA <br /> customers will end up paying all of the cost of operating the awASA <br /> system, and about sixty percent of the cost of extendinq a system . <br /> for County residents outside the OWASA service area. <br /> With kindest regards, I remain <br /> V 1y <br /> I <br /> - ti a'.. <br /> ASA Genera Co el <br /> s <br />