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OCT 21900 Boa ' 44 PAGE lis HANDOUT OF THE FIGURES JUST GONE OVER BY THE BOARD BECAUSE IT IS TOO DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW WHEN THEY ARE JUST READ OUT. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD VOLUNTEER TO HELP WITH THIS NEXT YEAR. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT FELT IT IS A GOOD SUGGESTION AND HOPED IT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED. MR. THOMPSON ASKED IF THE ADDED CONDOMINIUM UNITS, BUSINESSES, ETC., WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE ADDED TAX BURDEN; HE FELT SURE THERE WILL BE AN ADJUSTMENT. HE ASKED HOW THE OVERALL TAX THAT IS GOING TO BE NEEDED, RELATES TO LAST YEAR IS TAX, AND HOW MUCH MORE WILL BE RAISED BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY. COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED HOW HIS GROCERY BILL IS THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. MR. THOMPSON AGREED THAT A LOT OF THINGS HAVE GONE UP, BUT HE STILL POINTED OUT THAT WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME IN WHO ARE ADDING TO THE TAX ROLL. HE NOTED IN CALIFORNIA, TAXPAYERS HAVE TAKEN ACTION AND THEY ARE ELIMINATING SOME SERVICES. HE FELT IT IS OUT OF ORDER TO CONTINUE ADDING TAXES AND STATED THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO KEEP ON RAISING TAXES, HE FOR ONE, IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT ELIMINATING SOMETHING. COMMISSIONER LYONS POINTED OUT THAT FOR ONE THING, THE BOARD HAS HAD A SERIES OF BUDGET HEARINGS WHERE THEY HAVE GONE OVER IN DETAIL EACH ITEM THAT HAS BEEN EXTENDED HERE. HE NOTED THAT WE SPENT DAYS AND DAYS; WE WOULD HAVE BEEN DELIGHTED IF MR. THOMPSON HAD BEEN PRESENT; AND HE FELT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL IF MR. THOMPSON HAD THE BACKGROUND OF THOSE BUDGET SESSIONS. MR. THOMPSON ASKED HOW MANY ATTENDED THESE SESSIONS, AND COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT IS THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE ADVERTISED AND ONLY ONE OR TWO PEOPLE SHOW UP. COMMISSIONER LYONS POINTED OUT THAT THE PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD ARE PEOPLE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. THEY ALL LIVE HERE AND PAY TAXES, AND THEY ALSO ARE INTERESTED IN HOLDING TAXES DOWN. HE FELT THE THING THAT IS HAPPENING IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE COST OF EVERYTHING THAT WE USE AND WORK WITH, ALL OF WHICH HAS GONE UP TREMENDOUSLY. HE ASSURED MR. THOMPSON THAT THIS BOARD SAT HERE AND SWEAT TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO HOLD THINGS DOWN.