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40 THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 1970 In accordance with Council's recent directive, the following is a report and recommendations regarding a recent request by a number of citizens of Henry County, who live in the Barrows Mill Road' area and are provided water service by the City, for the City to improve the water service for this area. In consideration of the fact that this area is situated in the county, it was not the feeling in prior years that the City could expend money on its system in the county because of inadequate funds to provide the quality system needed to provide City water users with adequate water for domestic, commercial and industrial use, including fire protection. However, in view of the water system improvements that have been made within the City during the past ten years resulting in a reasonably adequate supply of water for all areas of the City, some effort could now be considered with respect to improving the quality of service to the area in question even though it is situated outside of the city limits. Our investigation and findings are as follows with respect to this problem: 1. Many years ago the City permitted individuals within this area to extend small lines into the area with connections being made to various houses and businesses that were constructed from time to time in the area. These extensions and a majority of the connections were made prior to the enactment by the City of ordinances controlling the size of lines to be extended and the development of the property to be served by the City's system. 2. There is a present 1,081 feet of 3/4 inch galvanized water line serving a segment of the area in question and an additional 1,231 feet of 1/2 inch line serving the remainder of the area. The combined total length of the system being 2,311 feet, with 1,281 feet being maintained by the City. 3. The system provides service for 32 houses, four mobile homes, and one business establishment, making a total of 37 business and dwelling units being served by the system. Twenty four of these services are metered separately as required by City ordinances. Thirteen other services are connected to a single line with the quantity of water used being metered by one meter. 4. The 13 units were billed last month in the amount of $28.60. If each unit had been metered separately, the City would have received a minimum of $65, which represents a loss of $36.40 per month in revenue. The total minimum monthly revenue from this area, if all services are metered separately, is $185 and the total minimum annual revenue is $2,220. In consideration of the fact that the above lines were installed prior to the adoption by the City of regulations controlling the extension of lines into the county and in consideration of the