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No.5 <br /> Constitutional Amendment <br /> Article II, Section 7(Initiative) <br /> Responsibility for Paying Costs of Water Pollution Abatement In the Everglades <br /> The Constitution currently provides the authority for the abatement of water pollution. This <br /> proposal adds a provision to provide that those in the Everglades Agricultural Area who <br /> cause water pollution within the Everglades Protection Area or the Everglades Agricultural <br /> Area shall be primarily responsible for paying the costs of the abatement of that pollution. <br /> FOR ZIML votes <br /> AGAINST votes <br /> No.6 <br /> Constitutional Amendment <br /> Article X, Section 17(Initiative) <br /> Everglades Trust Fund <br /> Establishes an Everglades Trust Fund to be administered by the South Florida Water <br /> Management District for purposes of conservation and protection of natural resources and <br /> abatement of water pollution in the Everglades.The Everglades Trust Fund may be funded <br /> through any source,including gifts and state or federal funds. <br /> FOR Zt, 2-#9 votes <br /> AGAINST votes <br /> REFERENDUM <br /> Tax Exemption Referendum <br /> Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County be authorized, pursuant <br /> to Article VII,Section 3 of the State Constitution,to grant limited property tax exemptions <br /> to new industrial businesses,new corporate offices, and expansions of existing industrial <br /> businesses? <br /> FOR Z votes <br /> AGAINST / ?97o votes <br /> i <br /> Joe A.Wild,County Judge <br /> Ann Robinson, Supervisor of Elections <br /> Fran B.Adams, Chairman, Board of County Commissioners <br /> Total ballots cast in Indian River County was S for a 72.79 <br /> percent turnout. <br />