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O2€ <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AG $$A <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO. /1 <br /> MEETING DATE JUNE 17, 1986 <br /> SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF LETTER TO BE SENT TO NC UTILITIES COMMISSION <br /> *************; ********************************************************* <br /> DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING & CENTRAL SERVICES PUBLIC HEARING YES X NO <br /> ************************************************************************** <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: PAM JONES <br /> LETTER EXT 497 <br /> PHONE NUMBERS: HILLSBOROUGH 732-8181 <br /> HILLSBOROUGH 732-9361 <br /> CHAPEL HILL 967-9251 <br /> MEBANE 227-2031 <br /> DURHAM 688-7331 <br /> ************************************************************************** <br /> PURPOSE: To consider approving a letter prepared for the NC Utilities <br /> Commission requesting a study of costs associated with the <br /> extended area service (EAS) being explored for Durham, <br /> Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. <br /> NEED: The Utilities Commission will conduct cost studies only at <br /> the request of groups that are deemed to represent the <br /> public at large. Orange County, the entity officially <br /> spearheading the EAS effort, will be joined in their request <br /> for costs by the University of North Carolina, Duke <br /> University, Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools, <br /> the Town of Hillsborough, and the Town of Carrboro to name <br /> only a few. <br /> IMPACT: The receipt of these letters by the Utilities Commission <br /> will allow them to initiate procedures that will yield cost <br /> per subscriber, both residential and business. This <br /> information in turn can be used in the campaign for extended <br /> area service. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: To approve the letter addressed to the Utilities <br /> Commission and authorize the Chairman to sign on <br /> behalf of the Board of County Commissioners. <br />