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(Continued from Page 1) longer you put off acquisition, the greater the pressure will be,” he said. James White added, “Everything depends on those easements, even the final plans.

Frustrated a second time in their efforts to reach some conclusions on continuing problems, the board tried to design a strategy that would encourage progress. Gerhardt said that general easement could be obtained. “Wherever it (the sewer system) is, that’s where it is,” he explained. “Once it’s in (dace, then you do the detailed drawings. Otherwise, you might have to draw up three or four easements as property owners change their minds about location.”

“That’s right,” agreed Cilimberg. “Then, if an owner wants to change your plan because of a flower bed or something, you’ll need only the final easement.”

“Oh, let’s not have any on-site changes,” urged White.

“At least no frivolous changes,” added Gerhardt.

Gerhardt explained two ways in which his firm had proposed to assist in the acquisition of easements. “The first option is for us to fiirnish an up-to-date list of property owners and land affected,” said Gerhardt. “This option is $3,000. The second is to furnish all the individual easement plats.”

Gerhardt at first recalled that the second proposal was offered at $16,000 but later told the board that this choice would cost them $30,000.

The board agreed that Cilimberg and Baumgardner could make use of the first option but would have to get approval from the authority should they proceed with the second choice.

“We’ve just got to get moving on this,” said White. “It may take a special meeting so that we don’t have to wait another month.”

“I guess the thing for me to do is meet with Doug soon on this,” Cilimberg said. The Planning District Commission that Cilimberg represents is the recognized administrative agent for the grant.

A third discussion concerned another continuing headache for the board. Cilimberg had been trying to get official confirmation that the individual Sperryville septic hookups are included

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