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and it should have. Mr. Koolage pointed out that with the new Comprehensive Plan we have a viable document to start looking at what we can expect in the future. Commissioner Eggert noted that the mandated Comp Plan has the capital improvements estimated out to 2010, but Mr. Koolage emphasized that you have to project the operating expenses as 'we I I . Commissioner Eggert advised that they have been telling the Libraries and the Health Dept. to project their operating expenses, and Mr. Koolage felt that everybody was shocked at the cost that came out of the libraries. Commissioner Wheeler didn't like paying taxes any better than anyone else, but felt that while our county may not be a utopia, it is a lot better than many other areas in the state. Commissioner Bird shared Mr. Hill's frustrations as to the trend line in tax increases, and felt that Mr. Hill had articulated his concerns about as well as anyone he has heard in the nine years he has been a Commissioner. He explained that the Commissioners and staff go into the workshops trying to keep the taxes the same, but invariably it seems like every year we get hit with something that we -have to fund that we really hadn't anticipated. One year it was an unbelievable increase in liability insurance costs, and last year we had to help the libraries some. This year we had to assume the ALS service and then there is the big increase in the Sheriff's budget. He hoped that we don't have something unforeseen that will clobber us next year and that we go into the budget sessions next year with the philosophy of trying to hold the millage rate the same or reduce it and letting the new construction and increased values carry us. He further hoped we would go into those budget sessions aggressively, remembering the cautions that Mr. Hill has put forth here tonight. Mr. Hill suggested a cap, but Commissioner Scurlock emphasized that 400 of the total budget is spent on law L