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2 who requested sewer service but do not live in the current sewer service area. 2) those who requested sewer service and live in the current sewer service area but cannot afford the casts for plumbing modifications required to tap onto the system. and 3) those who live in the current service area and did not request service but who now want service which they cannot afford. This committee has gathered signatures from the citizens of Efland for a petition, which was presented to the_BOCC in September 1991. requesting that the system be expanded to serve those in the unsewered areas and that financial assistance be made available for those who are unable to afford tap -on fees or plumbing costs. In response to this petition and the concerns expressed by the BOCC, several commissioners have met with the Efland committee. At the direction of the BOCC, staff has generated two reports dealing with the operating status of the existing sewer system and with the costs and financing alternatives for expanding and operating the sewer system on an enterprise basis. Staff has also met with the Efland committee on two occasions to present potential alternatives for sewer construction and financing. The Efland committee has responded to the meetings with County staff with a letter to Chairman Carey requesting that the BOCC direct County staff to begin a comprehensive study of the financial elements involved in the construction and operation of an expanded Efland sewer system and to begin the process for securing CDBG funding for sewer system expansion in targeted areas of Efland. RECOMMENDATION: The Manager. having reviewed the correspondence from the Efland Environmental Group Steering Committee to Chairman Carey. finds the requests and suggestions contained therein to be reasonable and prudent and recommends that the Board confirm those recommendations and direct the staff to begin with the process to put the requests of the Efland Steering Committee into action.