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r. Menendez still continued to pursue his argument that the budget increase must be cut to 10%, and Chairman Scurlock believed that the Commission understands his position and it is time said for someone else to speak. Charles Wilson, 1885 Cutlass Cove Drive, pointed out, as was last week, that regardless of whether the problem is the milloge or the assessment, the bottom line is the taxes they pay. His tuxes have gone up from $1,900 in 1982 to $4,000 this year. Proj cted into the future, they would be $10,000 some years from now, and he is being priced out of his property. As to one of the Commissioners being appalled by the ignorance of those atte ding who did not understand what was mandated, Mr. Wilson foun it hard to accept that the Sheriff's Department is a state depar tment and the jail a state jail or that the Assessor's fees are mandated. He felt there is something the Commission can do about these mandates and that they must stand up to the state and say his is too much. Another Commissioner was quoted as saying the :ommunity at large had no animosity to the proposed budget. Mr. Wilson believed that half the community is not here at this timeofyear, and noted that many properties valued at $50,000 or less, pay very little; so, there is not much incentive for them to b upset. In the more expensive homes, the taxes become disp oportionate, and you pay more than your fair share. Mr. Wilson felt this must be addressed in the future. W.W. "Bill" Moriarity, 805 Starboard Drive, noted that he is one of the "vocal minority" from last week. As to the quote regarding the people's "ignorance re mandates," he pointed out that'ia mandate is also "the will of the voters to express their representation to a law making body." Chairman Scurlock believed the quote referred to actually '. was F "state mandate." Mr. Moriarity continued that the people are all constitu- tion I segments of the government, and the voters have a right, not just Tallahassee, to project and present mandates to the SEP 0 1987 13 BOOK 69 'PAGE 33 7.