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ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MCCULLERS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED WITH SINCERE REGRET THE RESIGNATION OF MERRILL P. BARBER, CHAIRMAN OF THE LONG RANGE PLANNING AUTHORITY AND A MEMBER OF THE CITY -COUNTY .JOINT PLANNING COMMISSION. THE ATTORNEY WAS INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE A PROPER RESOLUTION. THE CHAIRMAN PRESENTED A LETTER FROM WILLIAM H. MCCLURE, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD SUPERINTENDENT, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY TO ENDORSE THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT #4. FACTS IN BRIEF: Public School and Junior College Building Amendment Amendment No. 4 "Pubti,c Sekooe and Junior. Cottege Su,edinga -- PAopoe.ing an amendment to Section 9 o6 Antic a XII o6 the State Cone.ti to tion, continuing .the ue e o6 pant o6 the revenue 6nom .the Zicena.cng o6 motor vehicees bon pubtie sehoot and junior cotZeg a capita t outeay and debt 6 elcv ice pun- poaea, and pneacti.b.ing additi.onae methodb o6 diatai.bu- tion and uee theneo6." All registered voters -- Democrats, Republicans and Independents are eligible to cast ballots in the Nov. 7th General Election on the Public School and Junior College Building Amendment,. to become effective July 1, 1973. This will be on: 1-S,.ballot- as'Amendment No. 4. With no increase in reve<&;.:;Aaxes, or greater cost than provided by current law, this proposed amen,:ment will: Provide, in the first year of operation, $198 million for urgently needed construction at Florida's public schools %and $35 million for junior college construction. I/Reinstate the authority formerly held by junior colleges to participate in this construction program. Expand provisions of the present school construction pro- gram to permit these funds to be used for the first time EQr maintenance, remodeling and repair. UT 1972 6001 16 PAUA 27