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Show The top ten news stories having the greatest impact and creatina the most interest in the Vernal area during 7979 have been chosen and summarized by the Vernal Express staff as follows: Naples, AVWSD threaten Vernal City with Water Suit Naples and the Ashley Valley Water District have threatened to sue Vernal City and withdraw from the Valley Sewer Project if the city doesn't return the Naples water system. Naples notified City Attorney Richard Davidson two weeks ago of their intent to sue Vernal City, "but to date no actual suit has been filed," Attorney Davidson said. In a letter received last week, the Ashley Valley Water District threatened to break their agreement made last January to support the Valley Sewer Project. On notice of the Naples suit the city council showed concern about the performance of a water contract made with Naples in 1961. In the agreement, which turned over to Vernal City all the facilities and supplies owned by the Naples Water Company, states the city agreed to supply sup-ply the water needs of Naples at a "fair, just and reasonable" rate. About iv months ago Naples hired an auditing firm to audit the city's water fees. "From the audit, Naples felt they had been overcharged," said Shane Luck, city manager. Vernal City also agreed, in the 1961 agreement, to put a share of the revenues collected from water fees back into the Naples system According to City Attorney Richard Davidson. "A reasonable amount of money has been spent on the Naples water system." The Vernal City Council has moved to let the threatened suit go to court in order to clear up the problem. |