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CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT REFUTE THAT BECAUSE HE IS IN THE CITRUS BUSINESS, TOO. HE FELT THE SAME ARGU- MENT HOLDS TRUE FOR EVERY SERVICE THAT IS PROVIDED. THERE ARE INEQUITIES, AND THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. ATTORNEY COLLINS BELIEVED IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS SOME ATTEMPT TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THE LINES OF THE DISTRICT WERE DELIBERATELY SET EAST OF 1-95 SO THAT THE AGRICULTURE AREA WEST OF 1-95 WOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR THAT BURDEN. COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT THE BOARD IS WELL AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE CITRUS GROWERS DON T NEED AS MUCH SERVICE AND THAT I.S WHY THE BOUNDARIES WERE SET AS THEY ARE. MR. LINDSEY FELT THE MILLAGE SHOULD BE LESS ON AN AGRICULTURAL AREA THAN ON A RESIDENTIAL AREA. MR. BARTON POINTED OUT THAT THEIR ASSESSMENT IS LESS BECAUSE OF THE "GREEN BELT" LAW. ATTORNEY COLLINS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT IN PLANNING SUCH DISTRICTS, THE BOARD IS LOOKING 20 YEARS AHEAD. MR. LINDSEY ASKED WHAT STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO REMEDY THE INEQUITY, AND COMMISSIONER LYONS DID NOT KNOW, BUT EMPHASIZED THAT THEY DO HAVE AN AGRICULTURAL EVALUATION. N. R. BACH, OF 735 STARBOARD DRIVE, BROUGHT UP THE SOUTH COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT, AND ASKED MR, BARTON TO CONFIRM THAT THERE IS .72 MILLS THAT APPEAR UNDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT THAT WILL NOT BE FIGURED IN THE FINAL TAX BILL. MR, BARTON STATED THAT THIS .72 MILLS IS LISTED UNDER "OTHER," AND IT WILL NOT BE FIGURED IN THE FINAL BILL. MR. BACH STATED THAT HE RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAKE A COMPARISON, BUT CONTINUED THAT THIS IS THE WAY HE UNDERSTANDS IT: IN 1979 FOR THE GENERAL FUND LINE ITEM, THE COUNTY EXPENDED 4.57 MILLION AND IN 1980 THAT IS NOW 4.41 MILLION, BUT YOU HAVE TO ADD TO THAT THE NEW MUNICIPAL SERVICE FUND FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA BECAUSE YOU ARE COVERING BASICALLY THE SAME SERVICES. HE UNDERSTOOD THERE IS 1.446 MILLION IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR FOR THOSE SERVICES; 15 eoaK 44 -Fac-E719 OCT 21980