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S E P 0 51990 Mr. Ireland stated that he doesn't mind that the roads aren't paved, but what he does dislike is that his taxes have gone up an average of 65% for 5 years and there is one road paved. He did agree that the appraised value of his property has gone up, but felt it reaches a point where there has to be a correlation between h.is taxes and what is happening. Administrator Chandler noted that unless Mr. Ireland's assessed value went up more than the average countywide, he should not experience an increase in the next year. He stressed that in this budget we are trying to stay as near as possible to the rollback rate, but contrary to public opinion, growth does not fund itself. Commissioner Scurlock believed that a large percentage of Mr. Ireland's increase was due to School taxes. Brenda Kraft, 8045 90th Avenue, informed the Board that she has an acre and about .06 more; so, they get charged for 2 acres. She advised that she has started a petition which will be coming to the Board next week because a lot of residents do not want this paving. She moved out to this area for the country setting and would like to keep it natural. The one road that was paved this year has turned into a speed lane, and they do not have adequate police protection, fire department service, or reliable ambulance service. They also have problems with construction dumping and with people using the area as a firing range. Ms. Kraft agreed that they do need drainage control and they do have a mosquito problem, and they need these other things much more than they need paved roads. Commissioner Scurlock advised that at their last meeting the Board approved $56,000 for aerial spraying for mosquitoes in this general area. Ms. Kraft further stressed that their road grading service has dropped off considerably, and she has called the Public Works Director about this. 22