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NOTED THAT THE MAIN TAX BASE IS DOWN IN THE SOUTH COUNTY. HE EN- <br />VISIONED IMMEDIATELY EMBARKING ON MUTUAL TRAINING PROGRAMS) USE OF <br />THE LADDER TRUCK, AND BETTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FIRE DEPARTMENTS, <br />HE POINTED OUT THAT IF YOU FUND IT ENTIRELY OUT OF THE MUNICIPAL <br />SERVICE DISTRICT, THEN THE CITY ISN'T PAYING FOR SOMETHING THEY <br />ARE REALLY GOING TO GET THE BENEFIT FROM. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT THERE HAS TO BE A START-UP <br />TIME WHEN EVERYTHING MAY NOT BE ENTIRELY FAIR, BUT HE FELT TO GET <br />THIS FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE HANDS OF THE COUNTY WOULD BE A LARGE <br />STEP TOWARDS BRINGING ABOUT A SOUTH COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT. HE FELT <br />ALTHOUGH IT MAY NOT BE FAIR IN THE BEGINNING, IN THE LONG RUN IT WILL <br />GET STRAIGHTENED AROUND. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy WAS OF THE OPINION THAT IF IT IS ONLY ONE <br />YEAR WE ARE LOOKING AT, THAT WE WOULD BE BETTER OFF TO LET THE CITY <br />OF VERO BEACH.ENJOY SOME BENEFITS AND THEN WE WOULD BE IN THE POSI- <br />TION TO GO BACK TO THE NORTH COUNTY IN A POSTURE OTHER THAN WHERE <br />WE HAVE LEFT THEM. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS COMMENTED THAT WE HAVE SUFFICIENT NON AD <br />VALOREM SOURCE FUNDS NOW TO COVER THE DUAL TAXATION QUESTIONS. IF YOU <br />TAKE ON THE BURDEN OF THE INDIAN RIVER SHORES FIRE STATION, YOU HAVE <br />TO FUND IT EITHER THROUGH AD VALOREM OR NON AD VALOREM SO YOU GET <br />DOWN TO THE POINT OF FUNDING THE DIFFERENCE THROUGH FEDERAL REVENUE <br />SHARING. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT SHE IS JUST THINKING OF ONE <br />YEAR AND WOULD HATE TO DISRUPT ANYTHING IN THE NORTH COUNTY. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBER WAS OF THE OPINION THAT WITHIN A YEAR WE <br />ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DECIDE ONE OF TWO THINGS - WHETHER WE ARE GOING <br />TO GET IN THE FIRE PROTECTION BUSINESS OR HAVE A SOUTH COUNTY DISTRICT. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THAT THE THING TO BE CONSIDERED THEN <br />IS WORKING OUT A FORMULA WITH THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES FOR <br />THEIR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS OPERATION OF THE FIRE STATION, IF THERE IS <br />TO BE A CONTRIBUTION. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT THEY ARE RECEIVING A VERY DIRECT <br />BENEFIT AND THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING. HE NOTED <br />61 <br />AUG 2 21979 Bou 41 PnAf", <br />