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NPAI 11. 1992 <br />Oranue County Board of Commissioners <br />P.O. box 5181. <br />Hillsborough, N.C. 2720; <br />Dear Mr. Carey, <br />The ApAl 6th Honrd of Commissioner's meeting inAuded a hKof <br />d•scuHsion of a new item for the Vivo Yeat Capital Aptovemeni PAn <br />QW—a swimmin pool. Financing of the puul, it was suggested, would <br />be through a -Lcase/puinhase agrooment. <br />During this PMST week I have had a chance to look into the proposal and <br />find that the total cost to the tax payers for !he pool alone will be <br />some $4 million over the 20 year lease. The opeiating costs for the <br />pool. excluding personnel expenses, are projected to he S16b,850 at t%� <br />outset. With peisonnel costs inciuded this could run up Lo a quarter of <br />a million dollais. <br />Before votina to include the PU01 in 1% AP SU990SL thau the Board <br />of Coltmisslnnei2 first determine in which .tart of the County the pool <br />will W iocated. understand the usage pattern projected for the pool, <br />compare the financial merits of lease vet sus purchase wirh public <br />approved bonds and thou determine which other projecis must be delayed <br />or d opped to accomodate tho pool. <br />During the past decade, tno cost of Ofange County Government, excludingr <br />education, has risen from $9.5 million (190/0) Lo 102 million <br />(1990/91). Ris incieass of 2366 tax exceeded the inflation raLO Of <br />Eoma 60% Wring Lh• same period. ism sure thai during that period eawl <br />item of expensliuve seem to 11a MeTIT. however to avoid another decade <br />of soaring costs the question the COMMAIOWWS MUST ask themselves must <br />be " is this expenditure absoAtely nacessary", Tho pool pyoposal. <br />shOUId be requited to pass Mis test. <br />