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134 <br /> EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> EFLAND/CHEEKS SANITARY SEWER CONNECTIONS AND OPERATIONS <br /> The Efland/Cheeks Sewer System should begin operations around May 1, <br /> 1988 with only the school being operational at this point. One hundred <br /> and four single family residence are scheduled to be tied on after <br /> school is operational. There are more than one hundred and four resi- <br /> dential homes within the service area that did not sign up. <br /> In the initial sign up period which ended February 12, 1985 anyone <br /> who signed up would not pay a tap-on fee. The tap on fee at that time <br /> was $400. 00 from the Town of Hillsborough has increased their tap-on fee <br /> to $600. 00 which now brings the total tap fee to $1,200. 00. During the <br /> sign up period each owner of property with a residence were asked to <br /> sign a Sewer Easement and Agreement. Within the agreement there was <br /> attached an estimated rate schedule for the charge per thousand gallons <br /> of water used. The rate schedule was based on a 1.16 per thousand <br /> gallon treatment fee by the Town of Hillsborough. Since that time the <br /> Town has increased the treatment cost to 2. 66 per thousand gallons or <br /> 229% increase. <br /> The following represents estimated expenditures and revenue expendi- <br /> tures projected for a full fiscal year: <br /> Annual Debt Service <br /> Annual Maintenance cost $15,885.00 <br /> Annual Operational Cost 13,330.20 <br /> Annual Treatment Cost 95.75 <br /> Annual Billing Cost 13,406.40 <br /> 1,575. 00 <br /> Total <br /> $44,292 .95 <br /> Projected Annual Revenue--First Year <br /> 103 customers @ 3,000 gal./mo. x 15.20 x 12 <br /> 1 customer @ 11, 000 gal./mo. x 50.40 x 12 $18,787.20 <br /> 1 customer 100, 000 gal./mo. x 328. 00 x 12 39, 936.00 <br /> 36.00 <br /> Total <br /> $23, 328. 00 <br /> Estimated Deficit $20, 964.95 <br /> One would need to realize that there are questions as to when these <br /> customers will come on line and the exact amount of monthly use. <br /> Efland/Cheeks School for example ranges from 66, 000 gallons to 169, 000 <br /> gallon per month. Maintenance cost is fixed for inspection but correc- <br /> tive maintenance then is an unknown. <br /> Secondly, someone who did not sign up originally may come on line. <br /> There are those who were not allowed to sign up (due to having only <br /> vacant land) who can now use the sewer to utilize land that before was <br /> not suitable for septic tanks. <br /> Because of these unknowns an estimated maximum deficit of $30, 000. 00 <br /> for the first year would seem appropriate. <br />