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Dear(Name): For several months, the Cabarrtts County Board of Commi.~iuners has studied thc czcatiun Of a water district to serve property owned by you. I have attached a map depicting the location of tho proposed dis~c[ boundaries. Essentially, properiica along thc .lira $ossamun Road and thc Troutman Road will be sen'ed. Thc projer, l as proposed ~iil ex~und appro.'dmatcly seven miles of ,~-atcr lines which will serve 128 property owners at an estimalcd cost of S~$1~90.00. ResldcnLs from tho area have petitiuned thc County Commk~oners to in'cate a tax district in which property owllers will bo taxed [o cover the cost of the project. The Board has agr e. ed in principle to contribute $165,417.00,30 percent of the consUuc6on coit, towards the co~t of the project. Property owners will then be requl~ed to pay thc rem~inlng cost of ~35.5,973.00 over a leu-year H thc lax dlilrict is approval by thc Board of County Commlsiioner% the required tax rate nescisary to retire your po~'iioo of thc project cost over a tun-year period will bc 78 7/10c for every $100.00 of valuation. Your property has a L091 value of $(lax value). Consequently, your annual tax bill will increase $(emount of increase) for thc next ten years just to pay for your share of the cost of thc water llnc. I[ should be noted that a $75.00 dcposlt wlil be rcqulred before so,cc will bc made available. However, the tap fcc of $$50.00 wlgch is normally paid when a request for servlcc is rcccb,,ed has bccn incorporated as a part of the project's co~L We have confu'med that the availability of water service in your area will result in a substantial savings for ~'e in~urance~ as much as $116.00 a year for a .~0,000.00 home, 25 parccnt of thc annual tax rexluired per year to receive water sera'icc from the County. I would hasten to add that cunversloo to County water from a ptlvatc well will generate a savings in your clcclric bill since no pump viii be rcqulred. Final]y, since repayment will bc in the form of a tax, it qualifies for a tax deduction. Repayment through )'our monthly water bill would not qualify for a tax deduction. The Board of Commissioners has not yet decided whether to establish the lax district and would like to ]mow how you fecl about it, especially in light of the information which has been prcaented in th~ letter. 1 have enclosed a scl/-addressed postcard on which you can share your opinion about the projcci with us. Please return it ~ soon as pos~'ble~ If you have any further questions, or dcslrc additional information, please do not hesitate Io contact Mr. Hcury Waldroup, Utilities Ditcher, at 781~,-8164. I appreciate your intcrcs~ and look forw~d to hearing from you. Sincerely, Michael M. RutTm County Manager Endosur¢ (ABOV~ Lt~IIP..R AND A'~FA~v'iF.D POST CARD ]~%ILED TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS IN