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DWI DA to these minutes, and upon this reference, made a part hereof. Commissioner Matthews moved to authorize these refunds and releases. Commissioner Cox seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Hall, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, Stafford, and Wicker Nay: None The Chairman rules; the motion had been adopted unanimously. Mr. Bob Joyce presented a committee report concerning the preliminary assessment methods involved in the water line extension proposals for Carthage Street (#2) and Minter School Road. The Chairman recognized Mr. Thomas W. Johnson of 2100 Carthage Street who expressed concerns about the expense to individual property owners for the project versus the reasonable cost for water installation when the line was extended on Chris Cole Road. Commissioner Matthews stated that a grant was involved with the extension on Chris Cole Road. Mr. Joyce was directed by the Board to provide Mr. Johnson with the facts on the Chris Cole Road water line extension. Following some discussion, Commissioner Cox moved to adopt the following preliminary assessment resolution: WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee, North Carolina, has determined that it may be in the best interest of the County to extend its water system and that in order to provide such extensions it would be necessary to assess all of the cost thereof upon the real property benefitted thereby: NOW; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee, North Carolina, that: 1. It is intended that the water lines of the Lee County Water System be extended by constructing an 8" connection line beginning at the Hales (9031-68-6203) - Johnson (9031-68-8498) property line and continuing northeast along Carthage Street to its intersection with Keller-Andrews Road pursuant to Article 9, Chapter i53A of the General Statutes. 2. 100 percent of the total cost of said extension shall hereafter be assessed upon the benefitted properties on the basis of (1) at an equal rate per front footage abutting on the project, and (2) at an equal rate per lot for each of the lots served, or subject to being served, by the project. 3. The assessment against the following class(es) of property shall be held in abeyance, with interest, until connections are actually made to the system or until the 5th anniversary date of confirmation of the assessment roll, whichever first occurs: None. 4. The assessment herein provided for shall be payable in cash, or if any property owner shall so elect, he shall have the option of 6