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ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE AFFIRMA- <br />.,TIVE ACTION IN ORDER TO INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE <br />COUNCILMAN GREGG CONTINUED THAT HE DOES NOT THINK IT IS THE CITY'S <br />INTENT TO BECOME A PART AT THIS TIME. HE THEN WENT ON TO DISCUSS CAPITAL <br />ASSETS; THE MAINTAINING OF THEM; AND THE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES <br />MADE EACH YEAR (APPROXIMATELY $113,000); AND SAID THE CITY FEELS THEY ARE <br />PAYING AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR RECREATION NOW AND IS LOOKING FOR <br />AN AVENUE TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE COST TO THE TAXPAYER, <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT IF YOU PLAN ON ADDING $113,000 OF <br />CAPITAL EXPENDITURES YEAR AFTER YEAR, YOU WOULD NOT COME OUT WORSE UNDER <br />THE TAXING DISTRICT, AND POINTED OUT THAT ABOUT 2 MILLS OF THE CITY BUDGET <br />GOES FOR RECREATION. HE CONTINUED THAT HE HAD GRAVE DOUBTS THAT THE FIGURES <br />PRESENTED BY THE CITY DO REFLECT THE TRUE PICTURE AND WONDERED HOW THE <br />CITY CAN RUN THE RECREATION PROGRAM FOR $20.0,000 IF IT IS GOING TO COST THE <br />COUNTY $60.0,000. <br />COUNCILMAN IREGG SAID HE FELT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE AS .AN ALTFRNA- <br />TIVE TO THE TAXING DISTRICT. <br />i COMMISSIONER Loy SAID SHE FELT THERE IS DEFINITELY AN ALTERNATIVE <br />THE COUNTY COULD HAVE A COUNTY RECREATION PROGRAM IF THE PEOPLE SAY THIS IS <br />WHAT THEY WANT. WE WOULD HAVE AN ESTABLISHED LEVEL OF DOLLARS, AND SHE <br />STRONGLY FELT THAT WE COULD RUN A VERY GOOD PROGRAM AT A LEVEL THE PEOPLE <br />COULD ENJOY. <br />COUNCILMAN GREGG QUESTIONED HOW YOU CAN ASK ON A REFERENDUM "ho YOU <br />WANT A RECREATION PROGRAM" WITHOUT EXPLAINING WHAT IT WILL ENCOMPASS, <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT HE DEFINITELY FEELS WE SHOULD JUST <br />VOTE ON WHETHER IT IS A PROPER FUNCTION OF GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE ORGANIZED <br />RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES UP TO A CERTAIN MILLAGE CAP, <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT AFTER YOU HAVE THE VOTE, YOU CAN TAILOR <br />YOUR PROGRAM ACCORDING TO HOW THE VOTE WENT IN PARTICULAR AREAS, <br />MR. KoOLAGE AGAIN TOOK THE FLOOR AND NOTED THAT COMMISSIONER WODTKE <br />HAD STATED THAT IT DIDN'T NECESSARILY MEAN MORE TAXES, AND IF THAT WAS S0, <br />WHY NOT KEEP THE WHOLE THING WITHIN THE COUNTY'S LIMITATIONS NOW INSTEAD OF <br />HAVING A SEPARATE DISTRICT? <br />-21- <br />.JAN 2 11976 Soar .Cl4`�a��451 <br />