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Concluding his presentation, Mr. Wilson offered the following suggestions for <br />economic development: <br />(1) Request the County Attorney to make changes to the Board of Zoning <br />Adjustments <br />(2) Request the County Attorney to draft documents regarding a tax abatement <br />referendum, which pertained to a suggestion made by Commissioner O'Bryan to have citizens <br />vote on providing tax abatement incentives for job creation <br />(3) Reduce Impact Fees for at least six months <br />(4) Re -task the Committees, particularly the Economic Development Council (to <br />re-examine their targets), and the Tourist Development Council (to bring in more local events <br />and weekend travel). <br />Chairman Davis would have preferred to bring the impact fees down to at least <br />50%; however, he would support Commissioner Wheeler's Motion. <br />The Chairman CALLED THE QUESTION, and by a 3-2 <br />vote (Commissioners Flescher and Solari opposed), the <br />Motion carried. The Board approved eliminating for a six- <br />month period, the impact fees for Fire Rescue, Law <br />Enforcement, Corrections, Public Buildings, and Solid <br />Waste, to effect a 9.9% reduction in residential impact <br />fees, and a 35.2% reduction in non-residential impact fees; <br />to include a mandate for businesses who pull a permit to <br />commence building activities within a six-month window; <br />March 3, 2009 27 <br />