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Mr. Hall urged the Commission to take the time to consider <br />all alternatives and options. <br />Lomax Gwathmey, 23 Sea Horse Lane, commended the Commission <br />for bringing this matter to a head and coming to grips with the <br />problem. He commended Jim Davis and Bob Keating and their staffs <br />for the work they have done on this matter. He realized that the <br />builders are concerned about the price they will have to charge <br />for their houses, but the truth is that population growth is <br />causing the need for road construction and expansion. He felt <br />that this ordinance should be passed.and that any refinements be <br />made as we move along. <br />John Brenner, member of the Indian River Chapter of the <br />American Institute of Architects wished to make it very clear <br />that he is not opposed to collecting impact funds, but was <br />concerned about the effect of this major tax on development. He <br />felt it eventually would affect the quality of exterior and <br />interior aesthetics, which in turn would affect the overall <br />appearance of the community. He listed the costs per foot of <br />construction for various uses and pointed out the inequities• <br />between trips generated by banks, fast food restaurants, and <br />convenience stores. Mr. Brenner urged the Board to delay passing <br />this ordinance so that all other alternatives can be studied <br />thoroughly. He believed the additional $10 license tag fees <br />would add up quite rapidly. <br />Bill Koolage, 815 26th Avenue, noted that he has seen a lot <br />of changes in the 17 years that he has lived in this county, and <br />pointed out that this is the first time we are really having <br />people pay for the increased cost that they are causing by moving <br />to Indian River County. He stated that he does not cry a tear at <br />all for the developers who will cover their impact fees, and did <br />not believe the impact fees would discourage anyone from moving <br />to Indian River County as long as we keep it a place where people <br />want to move to. Mr. Koolage believed we are moving in the right <br />direction with the adoption of these impact fees. <br />43 <br />EP I u ��6 BOOK �� f�CE ��� <br />L- <br />