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Joseph Flescher , 279 Joy Haven Drive, Sebastian commended Commissioners Bowden and Wheeler for their positions on this issue. He believed education and awareness would widen the voters understanding of the matter. George Hamner, Jr ., 995 Sandfly Lane, Rio Mar, had no doubt the Indian River Neighborhood Association (IRNA) supported the proposal. He agreed with Mr. Zimmermann that you could not have good government with referendums like this; there are too many issues. He thought the urban service line has become a taxing and emotional issue. He asked Commissioner Davis to clarify his position on never moving the urban service line and hoped he meant for residential purposes. Mr. Higgs , a county resident, stated that IRNA is not against non-residential expansion and thought the issue here is not government by referendum. There are certain fundamental issues in which the public does have an interest; and, what better way to educate the public than to have a straw ballot. th Gene Waddell , 8155 25 Street, felt referendums are voted from the heart and hopes the Board votes from the head. He suggested Messrs. Christopher and Bass (Growth Awareness Committee), who had previously offered to provide feedback from the community on other matters, be appointed to seek feedback on this issue. Debra Daige , Vero Beach, wished more people would take more interest in how their government works. She sees this more as an educational issue; felt it could go either way; and, voters should be given the opportunity so we would know how they feel about this issue. Penny Chandler , Indian River County Chamber of Commerce, agreed that this is about education. She urged the Board to deal with the matter of “Sustainable Treasure Coast” first and wait until those issues are discussed in public and among the counties before a vote is given on Commissioner Wheeler’s proposal. April 4, 2006 - 44 -