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'\ l)l I l ../ 11.' TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9, 1971 the following written request for City sewer service at a point designated in said request; and, in connection therewith, Mr. William Roscoe Reynolds, Commonwealth's Attorney for Henry County, filed the following letter setting forth the position thereon of the Henry County Public Service Authority: (Request from Mr. Mason) As a property owner of a part of the above referenced property, and joining with other property owners within this area, representing One hundred per cent (100%) of the owners, we would like to solicit the assistance of the City of Martinsville in helping us solve our sewer conditions as they exist today. The referenced property is in an area that has recently been brought to the attention of all the citizens of the City of Martinsville and Henry County by the Water Control Board. As businessmen, we are willing to join in with the City of Martins- ville and share the costs necessary to correct the sewer situation. As you know, this property is very contiguous by the City of Martinsville and providing service for this area would follow the natural terrain with the gravity flow to Beaver Creek. For this area to be served by the Public Service Authority would involve a sizeable expense to provide a pumping station. The monies necessary to build this station would have to be provided by the county lOO%. As businessmen, we have to view this as an unnecessary expense when the City sewer lies in such an accessible location with such a great savings in costs. I have just concluded a land transaction with an out-of-state group who is developing a shopping center, which land is connected to the Holiday Shopping Center. This would be the furtherest point this gravity line would reach. This line would also serve approximately twelve (l2) acres in the rear, which I plan to develop into a trailer park or an apartment project. In addition to this property, I also own five (5) large parcels that join Beaver Creek. There are approximately twenty-two (22) existing businesses on this 2700 foot line that are willing to participate and would tie into the sewer line, if it were available. I have attempted to provide you with signatures of the other property owners in the area that are willing to join with me to make this sewer line a reality. The proposal we would like to present to the City of Martinsville at this time would be as follows: 1. We, the undersigned property owners, will pay total cost of running approximately 2700 feet of sewer line from the North end of the Holiday Shopping Center to Beaver Creek, if the City would provide at Beaver Creek the necessary sewer connection. 2. This line we would build would be acceptable to the City's specifications and supervision, and we would provide the necessary easements that the City would require. 3. This line would be constructed on the East side of U. S. Route 220, and could also service the West side of U. S. Route 220 by boring underneath U. S. Route 220.