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COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT THE PLANNING RECREATION COMMISSION CAN <br />NOT APPLY FOR GRANT MONEY, THAT GRANT MONEY IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO THE <br />COUNTY CAMMISSIONERS. VAL BRENNAN STATED THAT HE KNOWS OF NO FUNDING' <br />AVAILABLE TO THE COUNTY FOR TENNIS COURTS AND SWIMMING POOLS, BUT <br />HE WOULD INVESTIGATE THIS. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT THE PLANNING RECREATION <br />COMMISSIONER IS ASKING IF THIS BOARD WOULD BE WILLING TO PUT TO A <br />REFERENDUM VOTE TO ALLOW THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTY TO DECIDE WHETHER <br />OR NOT THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY ADDITIONAL TAXES FOR RECREATIONAL <br />FACILITIES. 4 <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT HE WOULD BE RECEPTIVE TO <br />TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THE COUNTY RESIDENTS WOULD PARTICIPATE IN A <br />RECREATIONAL PROGRAM. HE CONTINUED THAT HE WOULD PREFER A SPECIAL <br />TAXING DISTRICT OVER A BOND ISSUE. HE FELT THE CITIZENS SHOULD BE <br />ASKED IF THEY WANT RECREATION FACILITIES AND ALSO HOW THEY WANT IT <br />FUNDED, BY BOND ISSUE OR SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE ALSO PREFERRED A SPECIAL <br />TAXING DISTRICT. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT HE WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT'S SUGGESTION TO PRESENT THIS TO THE VOTERS. <br />THE PLANNING RECREATIONAL COMMISSION HAVE ASKED ROSEMARY <br />RICHEY, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS TO ATTEND THEIR NEXT MEETING FOR <br />INFORMATION ON SETTING UP A SPECIAL ELECTION. <br />CHAIRMAN Loy INFORMED THE BOARD OF A REQUEST FROM THE <br />VERO BEACH CIVIC ASSOCIATION TO.APPEAR AND DISCUSS SETTING UP A <br />CHARTER STUDY COMMITTEE. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE <br />IS INVOLVED IN A STUDY REGARDING CHARTER COUNTIES. THEY ARE CHECKING <br />ALL COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT HAVE A CHARTER COUNTY; THOSE <br />COUNTIES IN THE PRELIMINARY PROCESS AND THOSE COUNTIES THAT WERE TURNED <br />DOWN BY THE VOTERS....THIS STUDY IS NOT AVAILABLE YET, BUT SHOULD BE <br />SOMETIME IN DECEMBER OR THE FIRST PART OF JANUARY. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE HAS NO OBJECTION TO LISTENINq <br />TO THEIR VIEWS, IF IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY THE <br />BOARD. I FEEL WE SHOULD HAVE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S STUDY BEFORE <br />ANY ACTION IS CONSIDERED. <br />C� l <br />_ 35 - <br />Bd�K 1 PAGE 196 <br />