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MAYOR FLOOD THEN STATED THAT MOST OF THE ROADS IN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN ARE MAINTAINED BY THE CITY, BUT THERE IS SOME COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY. HE FELT THE COUNTY COULD GO INTO THE CITY AND CLEAN THE DITCH ON INDIAN RIVER DRIVE. ATTORNEY COLLINS POINTED OUT THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN USE ALL THE ROADS IN THE COUNTY, AND THE TEST IS THAT THE MONEY MUST BE PUT IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA IN GENERAL, MAYOR FLOOD THEN STATED THAT EVERYTHING GIVEN TO THEM FOR RECREATION HAS HAD STRINGS TIED TO IT, AND EVERYTHING THE COUNTY PEOPLE ARE PAYING, THEY ARE PAYING ALSO, HE NOTED THAT THIS YEAR THEY PAID 1.02 MILLS FOR FINE AND FORFEITURE IN THE CITY AND PROBABLY PAID THE SAME IN THE COUNTY. FINANCE OFFICER BARTON STATED THAT THE COUNTY CHARGED 4,9633 MILLS FOR ALL THREE FUNDS, MAYOR FLOOD CONTINUED THAT THE C0UNTY DID HIRE A MAN TO REPRESENT SEBASTIAN FOR ZONING PURPOSES, BUT WHEN THEY WANTED HIM TO STAY UP IN SEBASTIAN TWO DAYS A WEEK, -THE BOARD WOULDN'T AGREE TO IT, HE.DID NOT FFEL THE BOARD HAS JUSTIFIED THE EXTRA $163,000 THE CITIZENS ARE PAYING IN SEBASTIAN, COMMISSIONER LOY AND COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER POINTED OUT THAT THE FIGURES SHOW THAT SEBASTIAN IS GETTING MORE IN SERVICES THEN THE COUNTY IS COLLECTING, ATTORNEY COLLINS REQUESTED THAT MAYOR FLOOD TAKE THE FIGURES PRESENTED TODAY, REVIEW THEM AND ISOLATE THE PROBLEM AREAS, AND THEN IF DESIRED, ANOTHER MEETING CAN BE HELD ON THIS MATTER AFTER BUDGET HEARINGS ARE OVER, MAYOR FLOOD COMMENTED TO THE BOARD THAT HE BELIEVES THERE IS A NEW LAW WHEREBY THE COUNTY MAY BE ABLE TO OPEN UP THE LANDFILL IN THE NORTH OF THE COUNTY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT NICK SUIT, PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, WILL NOT BE PRESENT TODAY TO DISCUSS DUAL TAXATION, THE BOARD THEREUPON RECESSED FOR LUNCH AT 12;00 NOON AND RECONVENED WITH THE SAME MEMBERS PRESENT AT 1;30 O'CLOCK P.M. 26 is •, ' `�'