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be charged in his taxes for disposal of his garbage and whoever is picking it up will reduce their bill by $2.65 monthly. Virginia Bridwell asked why the property owners are always slammed with these assessment. She stressed there is no way you can control identification of renters, and it is easy for the Board to say you can raise the rent, but that is not easy to do. Our taxes keep going on up and up, and when is it going to stop. She believed the Board does not understand how difficult it is for people like her to pay these taxes and asked if they have considered any other way. Chairman Scurlock assured her that we have and explained what the state is requiring and what we must do to expand and to close the existing cell. Mrs. Bridwell continued to speak heatedly about high taxes, the fact that she has almost no garbage, and also the fact that there is no way to identify renters. Chairman Scurlock explained that the owners of the property will be paying the charge for the renters and whether he absorbs this charge or passes it on is up to him to decide. Attorney Vitunac also tried to make it clear that this is not an increase because it will reduce the charge made by the haulers accordingly. George Nystrom, owner of Shady Acres Nursery in Sebastian, - noted that he has about 61 acres and lives on the property in a trailer, and his taxes went from $1,800 to $4,000 this year. He stated that he takes care of his own disposal and wanted some idea of what he will be charged for dumping it at the landfill. He further noted that his nursery is a tree nursery and he also has a large shedlike work building on his property. Director Pinto advised that he will be charged based on his trailer as a home, and if he sells out of the other building and it is a small business, he will be charged on that. There is no charge for a tree nursery. DEC 2 2.1997 45 Bou 70 Dvi F 4$5