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JUL 151981 - - i ,JOHN MORRISON, INTERESTED CITIZEN, SPOKE TO THE BOARD ABOUT HOW THE CITRUS GROWERS WERE GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ADEQUACY OF WATER OVER THE YEARS, AND THAT THE UNUSUAL WEATHER WE WERE NOW EXPERIENCING WAS NOT JUST A PASSING PHENOMENON. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX IT WAS VOTED ON AND CHAIRMAN LYONS BRIEFLY REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD THE FACTS BROUGHT OUT AT THE JULY STH WORKSHOP MEETING BY .JOHN THOMAS, OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. HE POINTED OUT THAT A SPECIAL SESSION MIGHT BE HELD IN ORDER TO CONSIDER A LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX, THE CHAIRMAN COMMENTED THAT THE STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FAVOR THE I/24 LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX GOING TO THE COUNTY AND THAT THERE BE NO TAKE -BACKS OF THE GASOLINE TAX. CHAIRMAN LYONS NOTED HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS OPTION MADE AVAILABLE SO THAT TAX CAN BE COLLECTED FROM THE WHOLE COUNTY, INCLUDING THE TOURISTS. HE SUGGESTED THE BOARD WRITING TO STATE SENATOR TOM;LEWIS WITH THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE MATTER. COMMISSIONER WODTKE COMMENTED THAT HE COULD ADD TO THE OPTIONS ALREADY SUGGESTED AND WAS DISTURBED THAT THE STATE WAS PUTTING RESTRICTIONS ON IT AND TELLING THE COUNTY HOW THEY SHOULD USE THE TAX. HE ALSO FELT THE STATE SHOULD PAY FOR THE STATE MANDATED PROGRAMS. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION, IT WAS AGREED(THAT EACH COMMISSIONER WOULD RESPOND TO SENATOR LEWIS AS TO THE DIFFERENT AVENUES AVAILABLE FOR THE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX. CHAIRMAN LYONS DISCUSSED THE MATTER BRIEFLY WITH THE BOARD AND SUGGESTED THAT THE THREE DEVELOPERS IN THE NORTH BEACH, WHO ARE PLANNING TO INSTALL PACKAGE PLANTS IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT, GET TOGETHER AND CONSOLIDATE THEIR EFFORTS.