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.oo~ lY rA,~ 85~` RE80L OF THE BOAND OF CONYISSIONSHS 0t H = CONCERNING ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FOR THE LEE COUNW WA NE IMPROVEIO;NTS tt Ntp ttttttitttttttt♦ktkN ttitN ti MfJfi N ti tl ttfi HtN ttf pit• i WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Commissioners plan to i~ provide a safe and dependable water source for residents in South- western and northern sections of Lee County has authorized the design of Lee County Water System - Phase 1, to include approxi- mately 7,458 1/f of 12",_31,238 1/f of 811, 18,000 1/f of 8", 825 1/f of 2" and 7,470 1/f of 3/4" waterlines plus valves, fire hy- drants and other appurtenances. To support and being a part of the Phase 1 water system there will be constructed a 250,000 gal- lon elevated storage tank, drilling of two additional deep wells with pumps, control panel and filtration systems along with im- provements to all existing wells; and _ WHEREAS, in the southwestern and northern sections of Lee County there exists a severe water problem from substandard private water supply systems which constitute a health and safety hazard to water users; and WHEREAS, the severity of the existing water systems inade- quate or non existent supply and/or minteral contamination has forc- ed residents to seek alternate water sources, including purchasing of container water; and WHEREAS, Lee County has applied for a grant from the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development in the amount of Three Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-One Dollars ($353,881) to assist with construction of water- lines; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development has offered a grant of Two Hundred Twenty- Nine Thousand Eighteen Dollars ($229,018) for county's acceptance, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Lee County to accept the grant offer of Two Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Eighteen Dollars ($229,018) and authorize the Chairman, Dr. John E. Dotterer, to sign the acceptance of the grant. Adopted this 3rd day of September, 1985. John E. Dotterer, Chairman Board of Commissioners Lee County, North Carolina ATTEST I, R. R. Hoyle, Clerk to the Lee County Board of Commissioners, do certify that the.above is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Lee County Board of Commissioners on September 3, 1985, and recorded in the minutes of said meeting. This the 3rd day of September, 1985. E. R. Hoyle, Clerk Board of Commissioners Lee County, North Carolina