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x ATTORNEY BOGOSIAN CONTINUED THAT HE HAD CONTACTED OFFICIALS IN ORLANDO FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS THEY HAVE 20,000 LOTS OVER THERE IN SPECIAL TAX DISTRICTS AND EVEN HAVE A SPECIAL BRANCH OF THEIR ASSESSING DEPARTMENT TO HANDLE JUST THESE'DISTRICTS, HE THEN DISCUSSED THE MONTHLY FEES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND SAID BASICALLY ALL YOU ARE DOING IS CHARGING FOR BILLING AND COLLECTING AND HE NOTED THAT AT $2,00 A MONTH `YOU WOULD BE CHARGING 20%, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER REMARKED THAT APPARENTLY THE TAX COLLECTOR AND PROPERTY APPRAISER WOULD RATHER HAVE THIS DONE CON- VENTIONALLY, ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT IT SHOULD BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE STATUTES, ATTORNEY BOGOSIAN STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THE COUNTY WILL GET AS MUCH MONEY ON THE ASSESSMENT METHOD AS THEY WOULD IF THEY CHARGED $2,00 PER MONTH, COMMISSIONER WODTKE SAID HE DID NOT FEEL THAT MAKING MONEY IS A CONSIDERATION, AND HE FELT ON A MILLAGE BASIS IT WOULD INSURE THAT THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE WILL BE ABLE TO WORK ON THEIR BUDGET AND KNOW THE COST THAT WILL BE PAID, ATTORNEY BOGOSIAN POINTED OUT THAT THE BURDEN ON THE COUNTY BECOMES LESS SEVERE AS YOU ADD MORE LOTS BECAUSE THE PROCEDURE IS THE SAME REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF LOTS, CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THE QUESTION HAS BEEN RAISED THAT SINCE YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM, WHY COULDNIT THE LIGHTING BE BILLED THROUGH THE SAME UTILITY SYSTEM, i ATTORNEY BOGOSIAN REPLIED THAT TIRIS WOULD CREATE A BILL COLLECTION PROBLEM, COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT HE FELT IT IS A DEFINITE ADVANTAGE TO HAVE A DEVELOPER WHO WANTS TO ASSURE THAT THERE IS ADEQUATE LIGHTING, IT IS GOOD FOR PROTECTION, AND THIS MAY BE THE COMING WAY FOR THE COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME LIGHTING IN OUTLYING AREAS, HE SAID HE IS IN FAVOR OF PROCEEDING ON AN ASSESSMENT BASED ON A MILLAGE LEVY, x COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER NOTED THAT WE HAVE THE SAME THING IN ROCKRIDGE, THIS IS NOT ACTUALLY SOMETHING NEW, 13 MAR 101976 1 t