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EOO�j PAGE Director Barton explained that whatever tax is imposed tonight will appear on the residents' next tax bill in November. Mr. McBride stated that he had already received a tax notice. It was explained that was the TRIM notice and it was sent out with the proposed $50 assessment, which has been re- duced to $15.00, and this will have some impact on Mr. McBride's tax bill when he receives it. Mr. McBride then stated that if 87th St. and 101st Ave. are paved, it will not take care of the back lot ditch drainage'as Mr. Davis claimed it would. The Vice Chairman again emphasized that there has been a change in priorities; the first improvement will be a drainage study, and if there are additional monies from the tax levy, some maintenance work will be done on the culverts, etc. The tax would be for one year, and then next year at this same time, we will go through this same procedure and will either levy no millage or whatever is decided on by the Commission and the public. Mr. McBride next informed the Board that on December 28, 1983, the County came out and filled his back lot ditch with about 15 truckloads of dirt because Mr. Van Auken said it was too deep, but today they came back and dug it even deeper than it was in 1983. He believed that is where a lot of county money is going when they have to send crews out several times on the same problem. He then talked about road improvements proposed over a twenty year period, which include many roads in Vero Beach Lake Estates, and stated he would rather wait the twenty years than pay more taxes every year. The Vice Chairman stated that he would follow up on Mr. McBride's complaint with the Public Works Director. Bruno Vutano, 8360 91st Ave., four year resident, stated that his tax bills have increased steadily each year from $13.00 to over $100. He continued that they formed the Vero Lake Estates Property Owners Association, and he and Mr. Johnson were 8 r