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MR. ZIMMER NOTED THAT THERE IS A LOT OF RENTAL PROPERTY IN THE <br />GIFFORD AREA AND STATED HE FELT THE PROPERTY OWNER SHOULD SHARE IN THE <br />COST OF THE OPERATION AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE USERS, <br />EARL BACON OF 434 21ST ST., S.W., STATED HIS COMPLAINT IS THAT <br />;THE BOARD IS BYPASSING THE VOTERS WITHOUT HAVING A REFERENDUM. HE IN- <br />FORMED THE BOARD THAT SOME TIME AGO HE COLLECTED AS MANY AS 100 SIGNATURES <br />IN ONE DAY OPPOSING THE COUNTY GOING 1A THE WATER BUSINESS AND CAN'T <br />UNDERSTAND WHY, IF IT IS SUCH A GOOD DEAL FOR THE PEOPLE, A PEFERENDUM IS <br />NOT HELD TO LET THE VOTERS DECIDE. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS ANSWERED THAT THE PEOPLE ELECT THE COMMISSIONERS <br />AND THE BASIC STATUTORY AUTHORITY UNDER WHICH.WE ARE ACTING TODAY ENVI- <br />SIONED THE ELECTED.OFFICIALS HAVING TO TAKE CERTAIN NECESSARY STEPS FOR <br />THE PUBLIC GOOD AND PROVIDED THIS VEHICLE, AND HE FEELS THERE IS NO REASON <br />THE BOARD SHOULD NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. <br />MR. BACON REITERATED THAT YOU ARE BYPASSING THE PEOPLE AND THE <br />DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM, WHICH IS A DANGERC�'S THING. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT HE SHERIFFS BUDGET IS NOT <br />PUT OUT FOR REFERENDUM NOR THE SCHOOL BUDGET, AND IF THEY WERE, THEY MIGHT <br />WELL BE VOTED DOWN. HE CONTINUED THAT WHEN IT COMES TO A SERVICE NECESSARY <br />TO SUSTAIN LIFE, HE FEELS THE BOARD MUST USE THEIR GOOD JUDGMENT FOR THE <br />BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE, <br />COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT THREE YEARS AGO WE DID PROPOSE A <br />COUNTYWIDE SEWER AND WATER SYSTEM AND THREE YEARS AGO YOU SAW THIS COMMIS- <br />SION TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION HOW THE PEOPLE FELT, AND WE DID BACK AWAY <br />FROM THE OVERALL SYSTEM. SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS <br />WHEN THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO US. SHE FURTHER NOTED THAT IN NOVEMBER <br />THE PEOPLE WERE ASKED TO VOTE ON A CHARTER WHICH SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED <br />THAT ANY TAXING DISTRICT WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND THE <br />PUBLIC TURNED IT DOWN. SHE STATED THAT SHE FEELS YOU CANT ALWAYS TAKE <br />EVERYTHING TO A REFERENDUM VOTE. <br />MR. BACON REPLIED THAT HE DOES NOT LIKE "BIG BROTHER" GOVERNMENT, <br />AND FEELS THIS IS BEING BROUGHT ABOUT. <br />8 <br />v, <br />DEC 16 1976 yea <br />