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CHAIRMAN $IEBERT STATED THAT THIS IS A PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION: "IS <br />THIS AN AREA THE BOARD SHOULD BE INTO AND DO YOU AGREE WITH THE ADDITION OF <br />UP TO 1/2 MILL." <br />COMMISSIONER MASSEY STATED THAT THE WORD "ADDITIONAL" IN THE WORDING <br />COULD BE A DEBATABLE POINT. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT WHATEVER THE WORDING., LITERATURE DILL <br />BE AVAILABLE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL VOTE BEING, TAKEN IN <br />THE CREATION OF A TAXING AUTHORITY. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT AN ORGANIZED.PROGRAM DOES NOT <br />INCLUDE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. <br />COMMISSIONER SOY QUESTIONED HOW YOU CAN HAVE AN ORGANIZED PROGRAM <br />WITHOUT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. <br />COMMISSIONER $CHMUCKER STATED THAT HE IS NOT OPPOSED TO ANY PART <br />OF THE QUESTION BUT THE 1/2 MILL; IT SHOULD BE WITHIN OUR BUDGET LIMIT- <br />ATIONS. HE CONTINUED THAT HE IS FULLY IN FAVOR OF ORGANIZED RECREATION, <br />BUT IS MORE OPPOSED TO HIGHER TAXES, <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT THE WORD "ADDITIONAL" IS NECESSARY <br />AS HE DOES NOT WANT ANYBODY TO GET THE IDEA THAT IN OUR PRESENT MILLAGE <br />RATE, WE CAN SPEND 1/2 MILL FOR RECREATION. WE CANNOT CUT BACK PRESENT <br />SERVICES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RECREATION. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT WE HAVE ARRIVED AT A POINT WHERE <br />WE ARE BEING PRESSURED BY PEOPLE WHO WANT ADDITIONAL RECREATION AND OTHER <br />PEOPLE WHO DO NOT WANT ADDITIONAL TAXES, AND HE FEELS THE WORDING SUGGESTED <br />BYCHAIRMAN $IEBERT TO GO ON THE BALLOT WILL GIVE.PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO <br />VOICE THEIR OPINION. <br />CHAIRMAN Loy STATED THAT WE ARE MERELY ASKING A QUESTION, IN ORDER <br />TO GUIDE THIS BOARD FOR FUTURE PLANS AND ALL VOTERS WILL VOTE ON THIS <br />QUESTION. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT HE AGREES WITH THE WAY THE CHAIRMAN <br />PHRASED THE WORDING TO GO ON THE BALLOT. <br />AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED <br />BY COMMISSIONER SOY, COMMISSIONER $CHMUCKER VOTED IN OPPOSITION, THE. <br />BOARD VOTED IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO BE WORDED AS FOLLOWS: <br />ADVISORY REFERENDUM <br />"DO YOU DESIRE THEBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN <br />RIVER COUNTY TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE THE IMPLEMENTATION AND <br />OPERATION OF AN ORGANIZED COUNTY RECREATION PROGRAM IN <br />YOUR AREA PROVIDED THE ADDITIONAL AD -VALOREM TAXES FOR <br />THIS PURPOSE NOT EXCEED ONE-HALF (1/2) MILL." <br />YES - IS - NO <br />FEB 41976 25 f.d�� 24 <br />