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not a tight run ship. From the figures in the Press Journal this <br />morning, it looks as if it has gone up 150-180% in the last four <br />years, and he did not feel we should compare ourselves with <br />counties that aren't being run very well. He noted his taxes on <br />property he owns in Suwanee County go up about $5.00 a year and <br />he is told that is because they are not a growing county; <br />however, his taxes on property in Orange County, which undeniably <br />is one of the fastest growing counties, actually went down a few <br />dollars this year. Mr. Jackson did not believe that anyone <br />believes any more that development helps taxes, and continued <br />that while he thinks golf courses and libraries -are nice, he <br />really opposed projecting 5.9 million for the libraries without <br />any planning. <br />Chairman Scurlock noted that the golf course is an <br />enterprise fund and the users will pay for it. He agreed that a <br />lot of people think the same as Attorney Jackson, but he pointed <br />out that in a county of 78,000 people, we are spending only <br />$3,500 a year on Spouse Abuse and $262,000 for the County Health - <br />Department, and he would like to be told where we can cut-back <br />more - on the Council on Aging, on Animal Control where we only <br />fund two officers for the whole county? _ <br />Attorney Jackson asked what is so different between this <br />year and 1982 that the budget should be up 180%, and the Chairman <br />advised the new jail is a large part of it. <br />Mr. Jackson believed the Commission is doing the best it <br />can, and he wouldn't want their problems, but he is just asking <br />that next year the budget not increase 20%. <br />Chairman Scurlock felt we are kidding ourselves, if we think <br />it will not, and Commissioner Wodtke felt we could only guaranty <br />that if someone could say the Bar Association is not going to <br />come in demanding we build a new courtroom or the state mandate <br />that we must build an even larger jail. He pointed out that we <br />must have a new Health Department building, and 185% of poverty <br />level qualifies people for assistance. He further noted that the <br />15 <br />SEP 10 1986 BOOK 65' FAGS 6.86 <br />