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:4L1 TUESDAY MAY 8, 1984 consideration by the PSA. Reference was made by Councilman West to the fact that the heretofore "two-plant" concept for the City-County treatment area and needs, it should be understood, and under which the City and the PSA have been attempting to meet such needs, is a State Water Control Board-imposed concept which came about in 1973. Messrs. Frank T. Gravely (of 1610 Mulberry Road) and Donald G. Hogg (of 1604 Meadow- view Lane), speaking to this matter and motion and urging Council to delay any deci- sion thereon pending further "diversion" negotiations and serious examination of the "third plant" idea, questioned the accuracy of projected operating-maintenance costs as well as the wisdom of investing additional amounts of money (for expansion) in a for treatment plant originally designed/primarily of residential wastes when the need is for indus- trial-type treatment capability, such as can be provided by the PSA's proposed "third plant". In addition, Mr. Gravely made the assumptiQn that, if the City expands its treatment plant and no "diversion" arrangement is made with the PSA, the Public Ser- vice Authority, with a "third-plant" capability, could well divert a sizeable indus- trial load (now being treated by the City), to the "third plant", in which event the City will not need the expansion and additional capacity for which funds would be ill-spent, aside from the City's loss in revenue from the PSA for treating this indus- trial load. Having concluded discussion of Councilman West's motion, Council proceeded to vote thereon, with the vote in favor being by Councilman West, Vice-Mayor Oakes, and Councilman Reed and the vote against the motion being by Mayor Cole and Councilmem- ber Severt; thus, the motion carried by a vote of three-to-two. Meanwhile, PSA Chairman Hubbard expressed the PSA's desire to continue its cooperation with the City.