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Mr. Robert Graves, Chairman -4- <br />October 1966 ' <br />minimum standards so that: his personal investment of money and labor <br />would be afforded greater protection at little or no increase in cost to <br />him. We do, however, hope to accomplish by. the enactment .of a county <br />building code, the means whereby the people of the county would be pro- <br />tected from unscrupulous, transient profiteers who pray upon respectable <br />people everywhere, and who, being without proper knowledge and advice, <br />buy and live in homes, which are chosen on the basis of looks and floor <br />plan and subsequently find that their dreams as well as their lives may <br />decorate the landscape. <br />As we stated earlier in this letter, the construction trades organization <br />of the Building Trades Council of Indian River County stand ready to assist the <br />county government or any other local governments in the county in any manner <br />whatsoever, to the best of our ability in providing for better building for the <br />citizens of Indian River County. <br />Thank you for your consideration in this matter. <br />Very truly yours, <br />BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />Birch, President <br />fe, Secretary <br />1 <br />The Board then re -convened as a Board of Equalization as provided <br />by law. The Board then considered Petition No. 10. <br />Marshall 0. Mitchell, as attorney for and on behalf of Riomar <br />Bay, Inc., owner of Riomar Bay Subdivision, presented his case to the Board <br />on 36 out of 53 lots of Riomar Bay Subdivision, which have not been sold• <br />and are presently owned by the developer, on the grounds that the assessment <br />is inequitable, overvaluation and improper method. of assessment. He felt <br />it'was within the prerggativeoofl:this_.:Boatd to suggest to Mr. Fletcher <br />that he should use a different acreage figure for his base, and that <br />valuation should be the average of the three most•recent sales. Mr. <br />Fletcher presented his case, and after much discussion, Commissioner <br />Maddonald moved that the Tax Assesment be approved. The Motion was <br />seconded by Commissioner Waddell and unanimously carried. <br />NOV 14 1966 <br />COOK 10 PACE 56 <br />