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r MAY 5 1987 BOOK 68 F� �E 232 the line on taxes for years, and development pays for only 65% of the costs it creates; so, the more people you have, the more you are going to pay. Mr. Kootage emphasized that he is not inconsistent about taxes. He is very much against some, but he has to be selective as it depends on what the tax money is to be spent for. He further noted that you can't put a picket line around the county and keep people from moving in. We are going to have a mixture of population moving into this county, and it now appears the trend is that there are younger people moving in with children - not just senior citizens; so, we must look at providing homes for different income levels. He understood this property also provides a break between industrial/commercial, etc. If they wanted to take commercial way out there, he would not agree with that, but he does feel there should be gradual steps of transi- tion. He further noted that the Board has a Planning staff which has been consistent in recommending the RS -6 as has the Planning & Zoning Commission. Commissioner Wheeler commented that he looks at the whole county as a community. He believed the zoning is important, but felt that the character and makeup of a particular area is important also. Furthermore, if we were just going to rely on what zoning has been done in the past, we wouldn't need a County Commission; we could just let staff do all the planning by the book instead of considering what goes along with the character of a neighborhood. Commissioner Wheeler believed, for instance, the RS -6 that was designated in the Master Plan for Rosewood was entirety wrong. He felt the character of a neighborhood may have more to do with zoning than the zoning that exists; staff isn't infallible. Chairman Scurlock believed we have been consistent in that we have looked at existing use and transition, and it does complicate each issue. 22