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"'] .;.,( TUESDAY AUGUST 25, 1979 3. The Spruce Street Extended area, containing 32 connections. 4. The Industrial Park area, containing 9 connections. 5. Valleyview Road (off Lanier Road), containing 11 connections. 6. The IISouthside" area, generally including South Askin Street, a portion of Memorial Boulevard, the old Dye Plant Road and the Rivermont Heights area, with 218 connections. 7. Route 220 north in the general area where Armory Road intersects Route 220, with 15 customers, including the Plaza Shopping Center. B. Present Policy: The present regulations have been in effect since December of 1957. These regulations are specific in that each connection involves a separate written contract and the extension of water and/or sewer lines in accordance with City specifications. The adoption of this existing contractural policy brought about beneficial change by eliminating the extension of lines which do not meet specifications. Some areas just outside the City limits are inadequately served because, prior to the modern regulations, lines insufficient in size to properly serve their respective areas were installed. Thus, it i~ not practical to extend some of these lines, and some need replacementr. C. Administrative Problems: By their very nature, these extensions beyond the City limits involve special administrative-engineering situations and problems, a combination of which easily justified the 100 per cent surcharge which applies to the lIoutside" rate structur. The various individual contracts require the time of Council as well as those on the administrative and professional staff. Obviously, each contract must be drawn to cover a specific situation. II. THE HENRY COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY: Until formation of PSA, there was less of a policy problem for the City, because individuals outside the City limits had no potential for public service except by petition to the City. The only contiguous area served by PSA is the Finney subdivision, just outside, on Clearview Drive. The Authority also serves Villa Heights, not quite contiguous to the City, and three areas on Route 220 between Martinsville and Ridgeway. This service by PSA, and its plans to serve additional areas, make it necessary that the City and PSA continue their communication. III. POTENTIAL AREAS: It is somewhat surprising to contemplate the number of areas surrounding the City which do not yet have City water but from which might come requests for service at any time.