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ST. JOHN, BOWLING, PAYNE 1 LAWRENCE
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416 PARK STREET
CHARLOTTESVILLE.VIRGINIA 2290,
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Mrs. Amelia R. Patterson
Planning Department
County Office Building
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596
Re: Old Connection Contracts
(Our File #86-722)
Dear Mrs. Patterson:
Subsequent to my letter to you on the subject of water
connection for lots which were granted a connection in the deed
of easement from the owners of those lots to the Service
Authority in 1971, I have learned that contrary to my earlier
assumption, these lots were in the jurisdictional area of the
Service Authority at the time of those deeds which granted the
right to connect as part of the consideration for the easement.
Subsequent to those deeds, the County reduced the
jurisdictional area to exclude those lots. In light of this, I
am still of the opinion that the connection cannot be made unless
the jurisdictional area is again revised to include those lots,
but it will be the County, not the Service Authority, which is
liable to the owners in damages if this enlargement is not made.
I have also learned that there are a substantial number of
lots similarly situated, in addition to those which were the
particular subject of your inquiry. The same decision will have
to be made as to all of those lots. I think this ought to be
brought to the attention of the Supervisors so they can deal with
it as one problem, once and for all.
Sincerely yours,
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George R. St. John
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cc: Mr. William Brent