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averages and you have to draw the line somewhere. Mr. Richardson felt they have contoured the boundaries in such a way that they are legitimate. For example, the individual who lives on the north of 53rd St. most probably will use it every time he goes to town while the person on the south side of 53rd St. will travel for the most part within District 8 and the road cost there is greater. Commissioner Bird agreed a line has to be drawn, but felt the characteristics of Districts 7 and 8 actually are very similar and did not know how to justify the triple difference in the fee. Mr. Brown referenced the population projections the county provided which he felt were fairly reasonable, and stressed that the key element is SR 60, which is the major east -west corridor linking out to 1-95 as well as into downtown Vero and also across the bridge to the island. More growth will occur in that area, and therefore, more improvements will be required in District 8 than District 7. Commissioner Bird argued that although it will cost more money to put the roads in District 8, he felt you will have more development there to share the burden because the area will in -fill faster than District 7. Mr..Brown agreed but pointed out that real estate costs will be higher there because it will develop faster. Commissioner Bird realized impact ordinances have not been implemented for a long period of time, but asked if Barton Aschmann has seen any shift in commercial, industrial or even residential development patterns in areas where they have set impact fees. Mr. Brown stated that they do not have experience in terms of districting, which is a fairly new concept, but when you have a countywide impact fee right next to a county that doesn't have an impact fee, such as Broward County which has a substantial impact fee and is next to Dade County, which has none, they have 9 JAN 8 1986 Bou 63 Fa,E 216