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0 JUN 0 1974 COMMISSIONER BOGOSIAN REMARKED THAT THIS BILL WAS BASICALLY WHAT WE HAD BACK IN 1969 AND 1970 WHEN WE HAD A 10 MILL CAP AND A LIMITATION ON INCREASE, AND HE FELT WE COULD LIVE WITH IT. HE POINTED OUT THAT THE BOARD IS NOT WASTING MONEY, BUT USING IT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND IF YOU WANT THE BEST YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. COMMIS- SIONER BOGOSIAN ALSO SAID HE FELT THE BOARD HAS HAD BAD PUBLIC RELATIONS AND THE PUBLIC DOES NOT REALIZE THE BOARD IS INVOLVED IN LONG TERM PROJECTS THE BENEFITS OF WHICH WILL NOT BE FELT .FOR MANY YEARS. HE STATED'YOU CANNOT KEEP THE COMMUNITY AS DESIRABLE AS IT IS WITHOUT IT COSTING MORE TO LIVE HERE. THE ONLY OTHER WAY IS•TO CUT BACK ON SERVICES. CHAIRMAN Loy POINTED OUT THAT A.GREAT DEAL OF THE TAX INCREASE THIS LAST YEAR WAS DUE TO PROVIDING.THE CITY OF VERO BEACH WITH MORE MONEY FOR FIRE PROTECTION. SHE AGREED THAT THE BOARD COULD LIVE WITH THE BILL, BUT IT WOULD UNDOUBT- EDLY AFFECT THE LEVEL OF SERVICES THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE. CHAIRMAN Loy INFORMED THE BOARD THAT ST. LUCIE COUNTY HAD PASSED A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING,THAT THE 'GOVERNOR VETO THE BILL. IN GENERAL DISCUSSION IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT REPRE- SENTATIVE CLEM HAD -TAKEN TWO POLLS DURING THE LAST SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THE CHIEF COMPLAINT HE HAD FROM THE CITIZENS IN THIS COUNTY WAS TAXES AND THE HIGH COST OF GOVERN- MENTAL SERVICES. COMMISSIONER BOGOSIAN BROUGHT UP THE MATTER OF HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND POINTED OUT THAT OTHER TAXPAYERS HAVE TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE TO MAKE UP FOR THESE EXEMPTIONS. HE ALSO REMARKED THAT PEOPLE UP NORTH PAY MUCH LARGER AMOUNTS IN TAXES, BUT COME DOWN HERE TO LIVE AND EXPECT THE SAME SERVICES FOR LESS, COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS REMARKED THAT SINCE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HAS ALREADY DONE ITS REASSESSMENT THIS BILL SHOULD NOT HIT US TOO HARD. �DOIi 20 PAA84