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SEP 26 1994 soon 505 Attorney Brandenburg announced that the same procedure will be followed as at the Tentative Budget hearing, and it is necessary to have a separate public hearing for each fund. The Chairman opened the public hearing on the General Fund and asked that OMB Director Barton review it. OMB Director Barton informed those present that the full page ad.,which sets out the 1983-1984 budget as well as the proposed 1984-85 budget was in Sunday's newspaper along with the 1/4 page ad announcing the notice of tax increase for the aggregate millage over the rollback, which is 15% - that is for all of the taxing millages combined. For the General Fund itself, the proposed millage rate is 3.1, and the increase over rollback is 20.26%. The proposed budget for the General Fund for fiscal year 1984-85 is $12,898,653. The Chairman asked if anyone present wished to be heard. John Hensler, resident of Indian River Shores, informed the Board that he was present to protest the ever increasing tax rate. He stated that he has a house in the country which didn't even cost $1,200 to build, and the taxes on it have gone from $23.00 to $230.00; his house on the beach is worse than that. Mr. Hensler contended that you can't sell your property; the taxes keep going up; and the people in public office seem to ignore the plight of the taxpayer. He continued that he works for Piper Aircraft. Some 2,000 of his co-workers got laid off; Pantry Pride closed down just recently; and the taxes are getting so bad, people have just picked up and left. Many other people, who have lived here many years, are selling out and leaving because of -this reckless spending of the politicians. Chairman Scurlock stated that he found that very interesting in that if you look at the taxing levy of Indian River County, it happens to be not only one of the lower in the United States, but one of the middle in Florida. 6 FJ