9/28/1978 (2) - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

MRS. LYNCH ASKED IF THE BOARD CAN GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL HAVE GOOD WATER, AND CHAIRMAN ',IODTKE STATED THAT THE STANDARDS OF THE WATER THAT WE WILL BE ALLOWED TO PRODUCE ARE SET BY THE STATE, AND THE STANDARDS THE COUNTY SETS ITSELF WILL CERTAINLY BE HIGHER•THAN THOSE THE FRANCHISES ARE SUPPLYING. MR. REMSEN ASKED HOW THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS WILL BE ADMINISTERED AND WHETHER THE SAME TYPE STUDY WILL BE DONE IN OTHER DISTRICTS. P COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT THE STUDIES WILL HAVE TO BE DONE, AND ATTORNEY COLLINS DID NOT FEEL THE BOARD CAN GIVE A POSITIVE ANSWER ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION, BUT ENVISIONED THAT THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE UTILITY PERSONNEL WHO WILL ALLOCATE THEIR TIME BETWEEN THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS AND THE DISTRICTS WOULD PAY PROPORTIONATELY. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT ONCE THE SYSTEM IS IN AND PAYING FOR ITSELF, YOU DON'T NEED THE DISTRICT. DAN LYNCH OF SURBURBAN ACRES STATED THAT HE HAS HAD HIS ASSESSMENT GREATLY INCREASED THIS YEAR, AND WILL HAVE TO PAY MORE TAXES. HE STATED THAT HE OBJECTS TO BEING TAXED AN ADDITIONAL 3/4 OF A MILL AND ASKED WHERE HE GOES FROM HERE TO OBJECT. COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT THERE IS NO WHERE TO GO FROM HERE, AND ASKED IF HE DID NOT FEEL HAVING GOOD WATER IN HIS AREA WOULD INCREASE THE VALUE OF HIS PROPERTY. MR. LYNCH STATED THAT HE HAS GOOD'WATER RIGHT NOW. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER NOTED THAT THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY FOR EVERYBODY TO BE IN FAVOR OF EVERYTHING THE BOARD DOES. SIR. LYNCH AGREED, BUT STATED THAT THE BOARD IS NOT PUTTING THIS UP TO A VOTE, AND HE JUST WISHED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A WAY FOR THE MAJORITY TO OBJECT, IF THERE IS A MAJORITY. ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED HIM THAT MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNITS HAVE BEEN ATTACKED IN THE COURTS BY TAXPAYERS, AND THE COURTS UP TO THIS DATE HAVE UPHELD THE COMMISSION'S POWER TO ASSESS THE TAX. HE FELT THAT THE COURTS WOULD PROBABLY CONTINUE TO FOLLOW A UNIFORM PRECEDENT, 12 Boa 36 FAtf305