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ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT -THE BOARD APPRECIATES THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED -IN THIS'DISTRICT AND NOTED THAT WE HAVE TWO OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY WHO ARE ASKING THE BOARD TO PLEASE COME TAX THEM AND GET GOING, BUT THE BOARD FELT THEY HAD TO TAKE THE AREA WITH THE MOST IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND PROBLEMS. SHE FELT IN THE LONG RUN, THE PEOPLE WILL BE HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS. COMMISSIONER $CHMUCKER AGREED T14AT THIS WILL BE TO THE BENEFIT OF EVERYONE CONCERNED. CHAIRMAN WODTKE INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT, BASED UPON A NEW BILL THAT HAS BEEN PASSED IN WASHINGTON VERY RECENTLY, HE NOW FEELS THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER OPTIONS OPEN TO US TO DO THIS STUDY. THE ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS NOW FEEL THAT THERE IS.PROBABLY ONLY $15,000 TO $18,000 WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH FHA, AND THE CHAIRMAN THEREFORE, DISCUSSED LOWERING THE TAX TO 1/4 OF A MILL TO RAISE $21,7501 NOTING THAT, BY LAW, WE CAN ONLY BUDGET 95% OF WHAT WE TAX. THIS WOULD NECESSITATE THE ENGINEERS STOPPING WHERE THEY ARE NOW TO MAKE AN APPLICATION, AND THEN, AFTER IT IS APPROVED, CONTINUING ON WITH THE STUDY. THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO ASSESS NO MILLAGE AND TRY TO RAISE THE BALANCE IN SOME OTHER WAY OR TRY TO PERSUADE FHA TO INCLUDE THAT ALSO. THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT THESE OPTIONS CAN BE CONSIDERED, BUT HE FELT THAT THE ORIGINAL DECISION WAS A GOOD ONE, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT THERE ARE SOME REAL PROBLEMS IN WHAT THE CHAIRMAN HAS SUGGESTED, BUT DID NOT BELIEVE THE BOARD HAS THE TIME TO GO INTO THEM RIGHT. IN FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS AGREED TO TAKE THIS MATTER UP AGAIN LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY DEFERRED ACTION ON THIS ITEM UNTIL 4:00 O'CLOCK P.M. THIS -AFTERNOON. 63 OCT 41978 BOOK 6 FuE 0386