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are trying to optimize. He asked whether it was impact fee revenues, such that if you raise the <br />fees too high people just won't build and the revenue falls, and if you lower them too much you <br />get more buildings. Mr. Mullen affirmed the argument as being correct. Attorney Collins <br />further questioned whether it was tax base they were looking at developing, and Mr. Mullen <br />said they were all strictly impact fee revenues. <br />Commissioner Wheeler presented a scenario to substantiate his arguments that <br />people follow businesses, because there is the potential for employment. He voiced his <br />disapproval with charging impact fees on residential and felt businesses would not be here and <br />would not create any traffic if the residential was not here. He could not understand why we <br />have such high fees for industry, and declared his preference for impact fees and for people to <br />pay their way, but questioned the equitability of charging business people that are providing a <br />service that is demanded by the homeowners who live here. <br />Vice Chairman Davis added that one thing that makes Indian River County a little <br />different, as far as the typical demographics, is that the number of people moving to this <br />community for the jobs is not very high, and there are a lot of people in this county with "an <br />entitled income." He defended the concept of trying to get jobs before residential, and referred <br />to the financial incentive to keep Piper here. <br />Commissioner Wheeler added that most of the government services are demanded <br />by the residents, not by the businesses; and the main impact on any community is the residential <br />aspect and providing that service. <br />September 17, 2008 5 <br />Public Workshop <br />