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DEC 2111977 <br />AND IF THEIR RATES ARE GOING TO BE.RAISED X1.'%5,_ THEY WILL BE TAKING <br />THEIR -OWN TRASH TO THE COLLECTOR STATION." HE. THEREFORE, FELT THIS <br />COST SHOULD BE DIVIDED AMONGST EVERYONE 'IN THE'COUNTY AND SUGGESTED <br />THAT MORE CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO .SOME KIND OF AN EQUALIZATION TAX <br />TO PAY FOR THE LANDFILL. <br />EVERETT GASS OF SEBASTIAN WENT ON RECORD ASOPPOSINGTHE IDEA* <br />OF THE FRANCHISE OPERATOR BILLING THEIR CUSTOMERS TO HELP PAY FOR THIS <br />BOND ISSUE. HE FELT THIS IS DISCRIMINATORY -AGAINST THOSE USING THE <br />SERVICE OND HE FELT THAT EVERY HOME OWNER SHOULD PAY A FAIR SHARE IN- <br />STEAD OF PENALIZING ONE GROUP. HE CONTINUED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO <br />SEE THE COUNTY TAKE OVER FRANCHISE LICENSES AND SET A FLAT FEE ALL <br />OVER THE COUNTY. MR. GASS NOTED THAT THIS IS A FEDERALLYMANDATED <br />PROGRAM, AND HE FEELS WHEN THEY MANDATE IT, THEY. SHOULD FIND A WAY TO <br />PAY FOR IT HE SUGGESTED THAT SOME SENATORS BE CONTACTED. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY REPLIED THAT A TRIP WAS MADE TO.WASHINGTON <br />AND A SPECIFIC REQUEST WAS MADE OF TWO UNITED STATES SENATORS AND ONE <br />CONGRESSMAN. ALL THREE RESPONDED AFTER CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH THAT <br />THERE ARE NO FEDERAL FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR LANDFILL MANDATED PROJECTS. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPLAINED TO THOSE PRESENT THE LEGAL ALTERNA- <br />TIVES AVAILABLE TO THE COUNTY, NOTING THAT BASICALLY THERE ARE TWO <br />TYPES OF BOND ISSUES - ONE WHERE A COUNTY WILL PLEDGE THE AD VALOREM <br />TAX REVENUE AND THE OTHER CREFERRED TO AS A.REVENUE ISSUE) WHERE THE <br />ENTERPRISE 'ITSELF PAYS BACK THE BONDS. HE NOTED THAT WHEN YOU HAVE <br />THE AD VALOREM TAXES BACKING UP THE PROGRAM, THEN IT PUTS THE BURDEN <br />ON ALL THE TAXPAYERS, AND SINCE WE ARE A RURAL COUNTY, IT WAS FELT <br />THERE WOULD BE A DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN ON THE RURAL AREAS AS THE <br />LANDFILL MAINLY SERVICES THE URBAN AREAS. ATTORNEY COLLINS CONTINUED <br />THAT MR. PRICE MADE SOME GOOD POINTS. HE NOTED THAT WE ARE REQUIRED <br />TO PRODUCE MONIES TO SERVICE THE DEBT, AND IF WE FIND THE ESTIMATES ARE <br />INACCURATE, WE CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. RIGHT NOW, HOWEVER,.WE ARE LEGALLY <br />REQUIRED TO RELY UPON THE DATA THAT HAS BEEN SUPPLIED TO US BY OUR <br />CONSULTING ENGINEERS. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE AGREED THAT ACTUALLY.THESE ARE INTERIM RATES <br />23 <br />Boaz - 33 fwa 79 <br />f1 <br />