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OUT, WHICH WAS PUT IN THE NOTICE IN CASE THE REFERENDUM FOR THE SOUTH <br />COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT DID NOT PASS. <br />MR. JACKSON STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO POINT OUT THAT <br />THE FIRE DISTRICTS ARE BEING TOTALLY FUNDED BY TAXES, AND THERE ARE <br />NO BOND ISSUES BEING CONSIDERED. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT AGREED THERE ARE NO BONDS BEING CONSIDERED <br />AT THE PRESENT TIME. <br />MR. JACKSON EMPHASIZED HE WILL BE FUNDING SOMETHING WHERE <br />HE WILL RECEIVE NO BENEFITS FOR THREE YEARS AND THE STATE MANDATES <br />AN AREA CANNOT BE TAXED FOR SERVICES THAT ARE NOT RECEIVED. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT THIS IS BROKEN DOWN BY <br />INCORPORATED VERSUS UNINCORPORATED. <br />MR. JACKSON COMMENTED THAT THE NORTH COUNTY LEVY IS ONLY 1/2 <br />MILL, AND CHAIRMAN SIEBERT EXPLAINED THAT ALL STATIONS IN THE NORTH <br />COUNTY ARE MANNED BY VOLUNTEERS; THERE ARE NO PAID FIREMEN IN THE <br />DISTRICT. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT MR. JACKSON HAS A POINT. HE NOTED <br />THAT IN ORDER TO GET THE DISTRICT SET UP THIS YEAR, IT WAS DONE THIS <br />WAY, BUT THERE IS NO REASON WE CAN T HAVE A BOND ISSUE IN LATER <br />YEARS. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE AGREED WITH THE PREMISE OF BORROWING THE <br />MONEY SO THAT PEOPLE WHO MOVE IN LATER CAN SHARE THE COST, AND HE <br />BELIEVED THE FIRE DISTRICT SHOULD LOOK VERY CAREFULLY AT LONG RANGE <br />FUNDING FOR SOME CAPITAL ITEMS. <br />MR. JACKSON COMMENTED THAT HIS TAXES HAVE DOUBLED - FROM <br />$1,200 TO $2,400, AND HE REALIZED HE WOULD HAVE TO DISCUSS THIS WITH <br />THE PROPERTY APPRAISER. <br />MARTIN EDSON OF 825 STARBOARD DRIVE INFORMED THE BOARD <br />THAT HE HAS TWO HOUSES - ONE IN THE CITY AND ONE IN THE COUNTY. HE <br />NOTED THAT THE BOARD SAID THEY PICKED UP $1,$00,000 FROM THE CITY'S <br />BUDGET, BUT HIS CITY TAXES ARE UP ALSO. <br />FINANCE OFFICER BARTON INFORMED HIM THAT THE CITY ALSO HAD <br />TO INCLUDE FIRE SERVICES IN CASE THE SOUTH COUNTY DISTRICT DID NOT <br />800K �� PAGE `%�J <br />OCT 2190 19 <br />