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�b OCT 29 1981 OK 4 7 PnE 859 and he is legislated by the State not the County Commission, which has no authority over the Property Appraiser. A lady in the audience objected to houses in a neighborhood being appraised at the same value that a house in that area is sold for when she did not want to sell her house. Various other people also objected to their values being raised when houses in the neighborhood sell for higher values. It was again emphasized that the Board has no control over the assessments made by the Property Appraiser, and the rules by which the Property Appraiser makes the assessments are set by the Department of Revenue William Koolage stated that it was disheartening to him to come in tonight and see the amount of misinformation that is in the hands of the public. Mr. Koolage emphasized that any talk about assessments is irrelevant and the spending is what is important. He noted that Commissioner Scurlock had mentioned that he had some ideas in regard to cutting down on spending, and this is what Mr. Koolage wished to hear. Chairman Lyons noted that one thing that has already happened is that the tax bill as presented in the T.R.I.M. notice has decreased as a result of actions between the time it went out and the present time. Earl Sparks addressed all present, stating that the people in California are in better shape financially now that they ever were because of Proposition 13, and the quicker we get started on Proposition 13 in Florida, the better off the citizens will be. Ed Miller complained about being reassessed and jumped up about 45% and then being reassessed for another $5,000. He stated that he was lead to believe that once the County set up a budget and figured the dollars they would collect, the millage rate was supposed to go down as they reassessed. He noted that his taxes have doubled, and he wished to know C