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court facilities are all part of the same picture. He felt we <br />can say proudly that we have designed probably the most efficient <br />jail in the state of Florida, and even so, the costs are eating <br />us up. <br />Chairman Scurlock advised that we are actually in a sort of <br />catch-up situation and paying for being conservative for a long <br />time. This county just in the last ten years or so started to <br />offer municipal services. Previously the people were paying <br />mainly for roads and bridges. He also pointed out that in <br />comparison with the states the people have moved here from, our <br />taxes are lower; we are around 46th in total taxation. <br />Commissioner Lyons assured those present that the Commission <br />is actively pursuing everything they can to get services paid for <br />other than by ad valorem taxes, and secondly we are pursuing <br />whatever we can to get the state to do its share. We know we <br />have a problem and are trying tofind a way to solve it. <br />Mr. Mead wished to know where the $3,465,000 transferred <br />into the Indian River Boulevard South project comes from, and he <br />was advised that it mainly comes from the Secondary Road Trust <br />Fund which is the 5th and 6th cent gas tax. Impact fees are <br />involved also, and Fast year we had the optional gas tax. <br />It was determined that no one further wished to be heard. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Wodtke, SECONDED by Com- <br />missioner Bowman, the Board unanimously closed <br />the public hearing. <br />Attorney Vitunac advised that there are two standard <br />Resolutions that need to be adopted - one for millage and one for <br />budgets, and he will read aloud those Resolutions for the General <br />Fund in their entirety and for the remaining Resolutions simply <br />read the titles if no one present has any objections. There were <br />no objections. <br />17 <br />S E P 10 1906 <br />BOOK FA;E 68 <br />