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<br />Bob Swift <br />, 6450 Glendale Road, raised a “fundamental question” by asking if we <br />really know what this TIF will do. He considered it a “tax” and believed a 342% increase does not <br />pass the reasonability test. He encouraged a delay on a decision to allow time to check on both of <br />these concerns. <br />th <br />Greg Burke, <br /> 455 29 Court SW, believed that it is fair for development to pay for <br />itself, but this large percentage increase is most critical. <br />th <br />Tim Zorc <br />, 4415 5 Place SW, a local home-builder and a director of Treasure <br />Coast Builders' Association, felt the trip lengths used as a factor in this study are flawed and are <br />actually much shorter. He believed that when various committees made their recommendations <br />they looked at this issue as a “hot potato”. His company had put a hold on contracts 30 days ago to <br />see what happens. He suggested volunteers be recruited to monitor trip generation and trip length. <br />He also believed that users ought to pay for the roads under a gas tax. He also suggested the <br />County buy road rights-of-way for use in the next 20 years at today’s prices to save money. <br />John Williams <br />, 1535 Smuggler’s Cove, spoke in favor of this impact fee proposal <br />and the increase of $3,500 for a home. He looked at it as an increase of only $700 a year for the last <br />5 years (when it was last increased). He considered it fair to pass these costs to new people and <br />unfair to pass them to existing homeowners. High property costs to the south have not slowed <br />growth there. Many have looked to Indian River County where property is still available at lower <br />cost. It is “baloney” to think that impact fees are going to slow growth. He was opposed to <br />additional gas tax and urged the Board to go forward with these formulas that have been upheld by <br />Florida law. <br />Dr. Chris Tardif <br />Chairman Ginn advised that was not present and read a letter <br />from him which stated that he believed the proposed TIF increase will negatively affect medical <br />services in town because the providers cannot pass their cost increase on to the end user. (Copy of <br />letter is on file in the office of the Clerk to the Board.) <br />st <br />Chip Landers <br />, 1636 51 Court, on behalf of existing and future taxpayers, opined <br />that when growth slows so will the proposed impact fees and existing taxpayers will remain. He <br />wondered how the County would pay when the impact fees drop off. He favored an incremental <br />May 11, 2004 12 <br /> <br />