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rSEP 111985 Boon '46dI9 PAGE That geographic area generated $18,000. They will be receiving two fire engines, each costing $32,000. Vice Chairman Scurlock emphasized that one of the reasons the MSTU was set up is because we had individuals come in who were unhappy with the drainage and the condition of the roads, and we looked at the MSTU simply because the property there did not generate enough taxes to pay for even the minimal services that were being rendered right now. All this money everyone seems to think we collect in taxes simply is not true. Mr. Reynolds asked why the county would clear a street where no one is living when the back ditch on 77th hasn't been touched in many years. Commissioner Bird did not feel we can go back and correct all the sins of the past, but he did feel moving ahead with a drainage plan and proper engineering is a step in the right direction. Mr. Reynolds contended this should have been done long ago. He felt that the County either needs to train their people or get someone who knows what they are doing and then went on to com- plain at length that the county underpays their workers, which is why he quit. Mr. McBride proposed that the State Legislature should be asked to abolish the $25,000 Homestead Exemption so that everyone pays an equal share. Administrator Wright informed him that this proposal was brought up to the Legislature, heavily discussed, and defeated, and it will be brought up again next year. The Vice Chairman noted that the reason for the per parcel/acre assessment method is because homestead doesn't apply in that case; everybody pays. Ray Polazzi, 8350 93rd Ave., believed that Vero Lake Estates was created in the early 150s and at that time the developers got plans approved to lay out roads, dig ditches, swales, etc. He, therefore, did not see why we need more engineering and development for what is already there. He did realize we have