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F'AU G 2 8 1990 -7 8d F-,tirE 76 Commissioner Scurlock realized this is an emergency health problem, but noted that there is also a basic funding problem in that people within their own distripts have been paying taxes for years for this service and they will be paying twice if you fund this out of the General Fund. We must address this problem somehow, and if nothing else, possibly this will be the impetus to create a district that is countywide so that everyone pays their fair share. Director Beidler advised that Attorney Vitunac is preparing an item to come before the Board that will redefine the District boundaries. It won't take in all of the County, but will go out to the St. John's Water Management District. Attorney Vitunac informed the Board that setting this up requires a Special Act of the Legislature. Commissioner Scurlock asked about the possibility of in- cluding this in the MSTU for Vero Lake Estates, and Attorney Vitunac believed there is time to add to the budgets of the existing MSTUs and certainly the City of Fellsmere can charge its own people for this cost. Commissioner Scurlock stressed that he certainly is not against spraying, and undoubtedly we can come up with the $54,000 this year, but it is important to provide for addressing this funding in the future. Discussion continued regarding the difficulty of going through the Legislature to create a new special district, and the feeling that just expanding the boundaries would be simpler. It was hoped that this could be done and the taxing mechanism in place by the next budget year. Commissioner Scurlock did not think we have any other alternative at this time but to authorize the Administrator to take the action as deemed necessary by the Health Officials. Commissioner Bowman inquired about the possibility of getting emergency funds from the DRHS. 12