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     4 MidwaythroughStaffsinvestigation,thehomeownersorganizedtoformawaterandsewerdistrictinhopesofpurchasingthewatersystemfromMr.Jasper.OnMarch14,1995,theϜhomeownersfiledapetitioninDistrictCourtforapprovalofawaterandsewerdistrict.OnDecember20,1995,theDistrictCourtsignedanOrderestablishingValleyViewWaterandSewerϜDistrict(WaterDistrict).TheWaterDistricthassinceelectedofficersandhascurrentlyhiredanengineertoevaluatethewatersystem.TheengineeringreportisexpectedtobedonebyDecemberϜ1996.    4 Becausethehomeownershadtakenseriousstepstoorganizeawaterandsewerdistrict,andattherequestofboththeparties,theCommissionpostponeddesignatingthecomplaintasaformalcaseandtheStaffinterrupteditsinvestigation.AllpartieshopedthattheycouldreachresolutionofthematterwithoutCommissionintervention.Recently,however,Staffhasreceivedphonecallsandlettersfromcustomerscomplainingofanadditionalrateincrease.ThepresidentoftheValleyViewWaterDistrictalsoindicatedthatnegotiationstopurchasethesystemareslowingdownandthewaterdistrictwouldliketoseetheCommissionbeginregulation.StaffbelievesthattheCommissionhasgiventhepartiesampletimetonegotiateasettlement amongstamongthemselvesandnowfeelsitistimetorecommencetheinvestigation.    4 @    ,,  STAFFSRECOMMENDATION󀛈   	 h&       4 StaffrecommendsthatformalproceedingsshouldcommencetodeterminewhetherValleyViewisapublicutilityandtoestablishrates.StaffrecommendsthatanoticebeissuedtothepartiesoftheCommissionsintenttobeginaformalcase.StaffintendstocompleteitsauditinthenearfutureandwillpresentitsrecommendationinawrittenreporttotheCommission.Upon
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