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<br />entity.” She suggested they do a correct survey of what is needed to know exactly what is going <br />on. She was taking a slow look and although it was a good presentation did not find it to be factual. <br />She felt they needed to take a more careful look at the level of service that is required. <br /> <br />Chairman Neuberger asked if Commissioner Bowden was suggesting the County do a <br />professional survey. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wheeler agreed with Commissioner Bowden as far as analyzing what has <br />been going on. He felt that what they were doing was “kind of cherry picking.” He stated that <br />unless there were good strong fiscal reasons for subsidizing anything, let alone other governments, <br />then he was not in favor of it. He believed Administrator Baird’s suggestion could work rather <br />than starting to split hairs over a system that has been working well for a long time. <br />He continued that if they were going to look at who pays who, they needed to do an <br />in-depth analysis of both County and COVB budgets, the services we will provide; where will the <br />responsibilities for the cost of those services lie; then say this is what we are going to do and what <br />we are going to charge. He would not want to tax 60,000 or 70,000 people in the unincorporated <br />area to subsidize the City beaches for the 2,000 County residents that may be using it. From his <br />perspective, they either look at all or nothing; leave it the way it is or look at everything and see <br />who pays for what. <br /> <br />Vice Mayor Abell Sabin <br /> spoke about the anticipated growth of the area’s population and <br />how greatly it would impact the City’s beaches and other services. <br /> <br />Mayor White <br /> reiterated Vice Mayor Sabin’s comments that the population growth in the <br />County was surpassing expected goals. Everything COVB gets is affected by County residents. <br />Because of that their budget for recreation has been up over $2 million. The City is trying to <br />maintain that quality of life and level of service and is not looking for the County to pick up the tab <br />or maintain everything. The City is just looking for a little help. <br /> <br />May 31, 2006 <br />8 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />