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ELSIE P. PICKE'PT <br />1902 WHITE PLAINS ROAD <br />CHAPEL HILL. N. C. 27514 <br />TELEPHONE NO. (919) 907 -4778 <br />3/9/92 <br />TO: ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RE: CITIZEN'S COMMENT ON COMMISSIONERS' 1992 -3 GOALS & BUDGET PRIORITIES <br />DEAR COMMISSIONERS: <br />I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE MARCH 9 PUBLIC HEARING ON ORANGE <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' GOADS FOR 1992 -93, BUT WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS <br />MY CONCERN ABOUT TWO OF THE PROPOSED GOALS: (1) EXPANSION OF THE EFLAND <br />SEWER SYSTEM AND (2) WATER AND SEWER SERVICES. I-- <br />IF THESE GOALS ARE PURSUED, ORANGE COUNTY WILL BE IN THE UTILITY <br />BUSINESS IN A MAJOR WAY. AFTER UTILITY LINES ARE IN THE GROUND, THEY <br />MUST BE MAINTAINED AND SERVICED. IS IT WISE IN TIGHT ECONOMIC TIMES <br />TO TAKE ON THIS CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO DUPLICATE PERSONNEL AND <br />FACILITIES ALREADY AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY'S TWO EXISTING UTILITIES? <br />EQUITY ISSUE? SINCE CONSIDERABLE COUNTY RESOURCES MUST BE ALLOCATED <br />TO PROMOTE THESE PROJECTS IN NORTHERN ORANGE,HOW DO YOU PLAN TO BE FAIR <br />TO SOUTHERN ORANGE TAXPAYERS? THERE ARE UNMET NEEDS IN THIS AREA OF THE <br />COUNTY TOO. SOUTHERN ORANGE HAS WATER AND SEWER LINES THAT NEED RE- <br />PLACING. THERE ARE FAILING SEPTIC TANKS WITHOUT ACCESS TO SEWER LINES <br />AND THERE ARE MANY CITIZENS WHO CANNOT AFFORD TAP-ON FEES FOR EXISTING <br />LINES. <br />I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE COUNTY TAKING ON SUCH A MAJOR AND <br />EXPENSIVE SERVICE WITHOUT CAREFUL STUDY. ACTION, IF ANY, SHOULD BE <br />BASED ON A COMPREHENSIVE, WELL — DEFINED, ECONOMICALLY SOUND PLAN FOR <br />THE ENTIRE COUNTY RATHER THAN ADDRESSING ONE OR TWO PROBLEM AREAS <br />IN ONE PART OF THE COUNTY. <br />THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON ONE OF OUR MANY <br />COUNTY PROBLEMS DURING THESE DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES FOR OUR LOCAL <br />GOVERNMENT. <br />SINCERELY, <br />ELSIE P. PICKETT <br />cc: CHAPEL HILL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS <br />CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN <br />