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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Crittenden County has been awarded an imminent
threat grant by the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment(HUD) for the purpose of installing water and sanitary
sewer lines within the unincorporated community of Shady Grove,
and,
WHEREAS, the City of West Memphis owns and operates a
water supply and sanitary sewer system with a capacity capable
of serving the 'Shady Grove subdivision, and
WHEREAS, the City of West Memphis is authorized by state
law to extend its water and sewer services outside its city
limits, and
WHEREAS, the City of West Memphis desires to cooperate
in this development project by selling water to the Shady
Grove community and charging for the processing of sewage, and
WHEREAS, the West Memphis Utility Commission has taken
official action approving the connection of the Shady Grove
water and sewer lines with those of the City of West Memphis,
and, said Commission has recommended the following monthly
water and sewer charges:
1) WATER:
a) Three dollars ($3.00) per house/business for
service outside city limits, plus
b) Minimum charge- $1.68 for the first 1,500
gallons of water per house/business, and
c) Thirty-four cents($.34) per 1,000 gallons
of water for excess over 1,500 gallons per
house/business.
2) SEWER:
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3) Future Water
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City of West
NOW, THEREFORE,
charges for water.
and Sewer Rates: to be adjusted ac-
rates change for the residents of the
Memphis.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
1. The West Memphis Utility Commission is hereby
authorized to extend water and sanitary sewer services to
the Shady Grove community by allowing said community to
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connect its water and sewer lines to those of the City of
West Memphis at designated points inside the city limits.
2. Initial or current charges for said services
shall be those heretofore recommended by the Utility Com-
mission and, future charges may be adjusted as rates change
for the residents of West Memphis.
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3. The City shall bill monthly charges for water and
sewer services through a master meter. The Shady Grove
community shall be responsible for reading individual meters
within the community, billing its users, collecting monthly
charges, and remitting to the Utility Commission the monthly
charge based on the master meter reading.
4. The Shady Grove community shall be responsible for
maintaining the water and sewer lines not within the city
limits of West Memphis. Further, if excessive flow is meter-
ed through sewer discharge, the Shady Grove Improvement
District shall agree to correct the excessive flow and in-
filtration into the system within thirty(30) days, or the
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City of West Memphis shall have the right to discontinue
service.
5. The Shady Grove Improvement District and or the
residents thereof shall have the responsibility of making a
security deposit in the amount of $1,800, and, continuing
service shall be provided as established by the West Memphis
Utility Commission.
6. The Shady Grove Improvement District shall agree
to conform to and abide by all stipulations imposed upon
the City of West Memphis by any local, state or federal
agency, including, but not limited to, any industrial pre-
treatment monitoring program, if the latter is implemented
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~r 7. The water and sewer lines within the Shady Grove
community shall be constructed and maintained so as to com-
ply with all standards and specifications established by the
West Memphis Utility Commission.
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BE IT RESOLVED THIS Iy~ DAY OF JUNE, 1983.
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