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MR. BACH DID NOT FEEL THERE IS ANYONE WHO WOULD DENY THE COST OF GOVERNMENT HAS GONE UP. IT IS A QUESTION OF HOW MUCH IS REASONABLE, AND HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH A 26% MINIMUM INCREASE. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD BE HAPPY IF HE COULD GET A STATEMENT THAT THE BOARD IS CONCERNED ABOUT A 26% INCREASE. THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT THEY WERE DEFINITELY CON- CERNED ABOUT THE INCREASE. COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LEGISLATORS WHO GIVE US THESE THINGS AND CONTINUE TO ERODE THE BASE, FLORA SHELLEY, 4261 26TH AVENUE, STATED IT APPEARS THAT WITH THE NEW TAXES THE BOARD IS TALKING ABOUT, THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS ARE GOING TO PAY MORE TAXES; IT IS THESE AREAS THAT CONTAIN THE PEOPLE LEAST ABLE TO PAY THE TAX, AND THEY ALSO GET THE LEAST SERVICES. SHE FELT THERE SHOULD AT LEAST BE A GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE TO COMPLAIN TO WHEN THESE SERVICES ARE NOT DELIVERED. MS. SHELLEY CONTINUED THAT WHEN YOU CALL THE ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT, NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO ONE TO COMPLAIN TO. SHE ASKED WHY JOHN'S ISLAND AND ORCHID WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES DISTRICT. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT EXPLAINED THAT IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE PAYING CITY TAXES. HE NOTED THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF VERO BEACH PAY FOR THE CITY POLICE AND PART OF THE SHERIFF`S DEPARTMENT, THEY DO NOT FEEL THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE SERVICES RENDERED TO THE PEOPLE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS. MR. SHELLEY AGREED THAT THE UNINCORPORATED AREA SHOULD PAY IF THEY GET THE SERVICES, BUT REITERATED THAT THEY DO NOT GET THE SERVICES. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT WE DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH THE DOLLARS WE HAVE AND NOTED IF MS. SHELLEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBER OF DEPUTIES OR NUMBER OF ROAD GRADERS THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET UP TO THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE AS THE CITY, SHE WOULD BE FACING A MUCH HIGHER TAX. OCT 21990 17 BOCK- 44 PAGE 2I