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Jens Tripson, 2525 14th Street, took exception to Mr. Robinson's statement that he <br />was representing 90% of the people in the County who did not have anything to do with Piper. He <br />said Mr. Robinson was not representing him. He urged the Board to move ahead, get the facts out, <br />and let the voters decide in a referendum, because Piper is a big part of our economy. <br />Mrs. Clem informed the Board that she did not have money in her budget to conduct <br />this election, because they had not planned it. She said it probably would cost about <br />$100—$120,000.00. She clarified that her office does not charge to inform the public of the pros <br />and cons of any issue. <br />Penny Chandler, Indian River Chamber of Commerce, thought the issue was <br />whether or not to approve the language and move forward. She responded to comments about <br />secrecy in the handling of the Piper issue, and urged the Board to move forward with the <br />referendum. <br />At the request of Chairman Wheeler Ms. Chandler gave an overview of the Piper <br />process to allay any confusion as to how we got to this point. She said Piper hired a consulting <br />firm to help them make a corporate decision on where was the best location for that firm to be <br />located in order to be profitable. The Consultants put together a proposal and asked that the matter <br />be not played out in the media or in public, and requested that everyone obey a confidentiality rule, <br />with which we have complied. She explained that because of the Sunshine Law they could only <br />ask one Commissioner and one City Councilmember to be on the team. <br />Commissioner Davis suggested a change in certain language of the resolution, but <br />Administrator Baird and Attorney Collins agreed that under Bond law, the wording was very <br />important, and they would not "mess" with the wording. <br />July 10, 2007 33 <br />