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<br />Commissioner Davis said the Board came very close to talking about the recreation side of <br />it and how perhaps fragmenting that may not have been the best thing. He asked if there were any <br />consideration, for the possibility of discussion, of the County taking over those parks. <br /> <br />Administrator Baird explained that when they looked at recreation they never looked at <br />taking over the parks. They always looked at doing the programs because everyone has a different <br />level of service in their parks. “Sometimes it’s kind of taxation without representation when you <br />consolidate”, he added. “All they can do is come and ask you for things but never worry about <br />paying for them. And that’s why I keep saying, you decide on a level of service with your <br />government body and you are willing to pay for it, and that’s what you have to keep in mind. You <br />decide on a level of service you want to provide and stay within those bounds.” <br /> <br />Ms. Fromang <br /> said that was exactly what they were doing but they were inundated by the <br />population growth within the County. <br /> <br />Chairman Neuberger thinks they understand her problem whether they want to address it or <br />not. At this point they will have the two administrators get together and come back. Maybe they <br />will get an agreement and maybe they will not <br /> <br />Scott Chisholm <br />, County resident, not representing anyone although the Chairman of the <br />County’s Recreation Commission, hated to see study after study being done. “Common sense tells <br />us where we are”, he said. He wondered why the County does not acquire the beach lifeguard <br />system. He felt the County was growing and he would hate to see more money wasted on another <br />$100,000 study to tell us who are using the beaches. It was his common sense opinion that the <br />County should take over the operations of the beaches and parks and not any specific park. They <br />needed to be put back under one umbrella, beaches and lifeguard stations, and run under the <br />County’s program. <br /> <br />Chairman Neuberger thought that might not be a bad idea and that our administration could <br />discuss that too. <br />May 31, 2006 <br />11 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />