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• <br />STATING THAT THEIR REQUEST WOULD BE DECIDED ON A FAIR AND EQUITABLE BASIS. <br />GORDON JOHNSTON, ATTORNEY, TO THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES COUNCIL <br />APPEARED STATING THAT 90 DAYS AGO THE TOWN COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION <br />RELATIVE TO DUAL TAXATION AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNTY WILL EXCLUDE THE TOWN <br />OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES FROM DUAL TAXATION. THE RESOLUTION REQUESTED THE <br />COUNTY COMMISSION TO GIVE AN ANSWER TO THE TOWN COUNCIL WITHIN 90 DAYS OF <br />THE PASSING OF THE RESOLUTION, REGARDING THE FIVE AREAS WHICH SERVICES <br />PROVIDE NO BENEFIT TO THE PERSONS OR PROPERTY LYING WITHIN THE TOWN OF INDIAN <br />RIVER SHORES. MR. JOHNSTON STATED THAT THE -90 DAY PERIOD EXPIRES TODAY AND <br />THEY HAVE RECEIVED NO ANSWER TO THIS RESOLUTION. HE CONTINUED THAT THE <br />TOWN HAS INDICATED THAT THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO BRING THIS QUESTION TO <br />COURT FOR SETTLEMENT. <br />CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT TO HER KNOWLEDGE THE BOARD DID NOT RECEIVE <br />A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION, BUT HAD RECEIVED A COPY OF A LETTER DATED JANUARY <br />13, 1975 WHICH STATED THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL WOULD ON JANUARY 23, 1975 ADOPT <br />A RESOLUTION. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE DOES NOT FEEL THE TOWN COUNCIL <br />HAS MADE A STRONG ENOUGH CASE ON WHETHER THEY USE THE SERVICES OR NOT. HE <br />PERSONALLY WOULD NOT VOTE TO EXEMPT THE SHORES FROM TAXATION. HE CONTINUED <br />THAT HE DID NOT RECEIVE THE RESOLUTION REFERRED TO BY ATTORNEY JOHNSTON._ <br />CHAIRMAN LOY EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES <br />WOULD WANT TO SUBJECT THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE COUNTY TO A LAW SUIT TO <br />SETTLE THIS, <br />CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT SHE FEELS THE SAME AS COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, <br />AND THAT THE INFORMATION THE TOWN HAS PRESENTED WOULD IN NO WAY CHANGE HER <br />FEELINGS IN THE WAY THE BOARD HAS BUDGETED AND SET-UP THE NEEDS OF THE <br />COUNTY. <br />J--` ATTORNEY JOHNSTON ASKED IF THE BOARD'S ANSWER TO THE TOWN COUNCIL <br />IS THAT THE COUNTY WILL NOT EXCLUDE THE TOWN FROM THESE DUAL TAXES. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER AND COMMISSIONER MASSEY STATED THAT <br />THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED THIS RESOLUTION REFERRED TO BY ATTORNEY JOHNSTON AND <br />THEY WOULD NEED MORE INFORMATION BEFORE GIVING AN ANSWER. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL WE WERE BUCKING A <br />DEADLINE AND THAT THE BOARD COULD GIVE A DEFINITE ANSWER AT THE NEXT MEETING, <br />THE BOARD AGREED TO HOLD A WORK -SHOP SESSION ON AUGUST 28, 1975 <br />AT 7:30 O'CLOCK P.M. TO DISCUSS THE VERO BEACH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY GROWTH <br />POLICY. THE ZONING COMMISSION AND CONSULTANTS ADLEY AND ASSOCIATES WILL BE <br />26 <br />JUL 231975 <br />E.1,84 <br />