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HEPBURN WALKER, RESIDENT OF THE SOUTH BEACH AREA, STATED THAT <br />THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PETITIONS, ABOUT WATER CIRCULATED IN HIS AREA AND <br />AND THEY HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH WELLS GOING BAD VERY QUICKLY, WHICH <br />HE FELT COULD HAPPEN TO THE PEOPLE HERE TODAY ALSO. <br />RAY CAMPBELL OF 965 22ND AVENUE, STATED THAT HE OBJECTS TO <br />BEING TAXED FOR CONSULTANT ENGINEERS TO DO THIS STUDY WHEN HE IS <br />ALREADY PAYING A TAX FOR THE SERVICES OF CERTIFIED COUNTY ENGINEERS, SUCH <br />AS MR. SCHMUCKER AND MR.JENNINGS, WHO HAVE THE TIME TO DO THIS STUDY. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES <br />OF ENGINEERS AND IN ORDER TO SEARCH FOR WATER AND PUT IN TEST WELLS, <br />IT REQUIRES A HYDROLOGIST WHICH IS A SPECIAL FIELD, HE INFORMED <br />MR. CAMPBELL THAT WE DON'T HAVE A COUNTY ENGINEER, SIR. BEINDORF IS <br />OUR CONSULTING ENGINEER, AND OVERSEEING THIS PROJECT AND IT WAS HIS <br />STRONG RECOMMENDATION THAT WE SPEND OUR MONEY FOR A HYDROLOGIST. <br />THE BOARD CONTINUED TO EXPLAIN THAT THE COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE <br />AN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND MUST HIRE CONSULTING ENGINEERS TO DO ALL <br />THE WORK THAT MUST BE DONE TO MAKE THESE STUDIES, GO THOUGH THE <br />PERMITTING STAGES, ETC. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT, SPEAKING AS AN ENGINEER, <br />THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE FOR ONE ENGINEER TO HAVE ALL THE CAPABILITIES <br />AND EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO DESIGN SUCH A SYSTEM. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY OF VERO BEACH <br />HAS A WHOLE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND STILL•HAS TO HIRE CONSULTANTS. <br />MR. CAMPBELL NOTED THAT NO ONE IN GIFFORD WAS TAXED AND <br />ASKED IF THAT WAS DONE ON FEDERAL FUNDS. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT IT WAS DONE ON FEDERAL AND BORROWED <br />FUNDS AND THE BORROWED MONEY WILL HAVE TO BE PAID BACK. THE ENTIRE <br />DISTRICT IS AN ENTERPRISE ACCOUNT AND WILL BE SELF-SUSTAINING. <br />MR. CAMPBELL NOTED IT'HAS BEEN STATED THAT THE TAX WILL BE <br />TAKEN OFF THE PEOPLE IN A FEW YEARS, BUT HE DOUBTED THAT IT WILL EVER <br />o COME OFF. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT THE BOARD HAS.BEEN WORKING <br />INDEPENDENTLY TO TRY TO SECURE ALL TYPES OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO ADD <br />TO THE PROJECT TO CUT THE LOAD ON THE TAXPAYER AND ARE HOPEFUL THAT <br />THIS TAX WILL BE FOR ONE YEAR ONLY, BUT IT IS NEEDED TO GET STARTED. <br />61 <br />BOX' FA. -E384 <br />