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AGENDA ATTACHMENT I <br /> ORANGE COUNTY FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION <br /> ROUTE 2, BOX 257 <br /> CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA 27514 <br /> March 7, 1978 <br /> County Commas ioners, Orange County <br /> Orange County Courthouse <br /> East Margaret bane <br /> Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 <br /> Gentlemen: <br /> As President of the Orange County Firemen's Association I request that I be <br /> placed on the Commissioners meeting agenda for Tuesday night, March 21, 1.978 <br /> to present a proposal concerning fare hydrants. A brief of the proposal <br /> that will be _ resented is attached for your advance consideration and for <br /> staff plannin . <br /> The Orange County Firemen's Association requests County Financial support <br /> of approximately $4,650.00 to defray the cost of installing three fire hy- <br /> drants along 1he Hillsborough-Chapel Hill emergency water-line on Old Highway <br /> 86. <br /> The attached letter from the Executive Director of OWASA details the locations <br /> of the hydrants and the estimated installation cost_ However the Association <br /> suggests that these estimates can be reduced by $750.00 per hydrant for a <br /> total reductio of $2,250 by installing the hydrants 25 feet from the main <br /> line in lieu of the suggested 100 feet. Also the Association -further recommends <br /> that bids be issued to satisfy the governmental process and also to conserve <br /> funds. <br /> Installation of the proposed hydrants will certain enhance the fare fighting <br /> capabilities of the Hillsborough, Orange Groveland New Hope Fire departments <br /> and they can also serve when needed to other departments such as the Eno Fire <br /> Department. Clean, uncontaminated water is limited for most of the mentioned <br /> departments ani without it we can jeopardize most of the expensive pumping <br /> systems instal ed in our fire fighting apparatus. <br /> Therefore, by nanimous approval of the Orange County Fireman's Association <br /> and as the Pre ident of the Association I request that the Board of County <br /> Commissioners pprove the installation of the requested hydrants and appro- <br /> priate the nec ssary funds for this most important addition to the fire pro- <br /> tection system <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Louis- Freelan Jr. <br />