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BooK 94 p4u RL 0 <br />Commissioner Eggert suggested a strategy and marketing meeting <br />on these topics in 2 months time, with the utilities overview <br />included, which would move us right into some of the tax incentives <br />and affordable housing concerns. <br />Commissioner Bird stated that he would like to see invitations <br />issued to people in industry to take part in the workshop as the <br />Commissioners are all contacted by them saying how much some of the <br />impact fees and other systems are hurting their ability to do their <br />projects and to supply affordable housing. He hoped that some of <br />them would participate in the workshop. <br />Commissioner Eggert suggested we may need to contact DEP to <br />see if there is a way to get them to be a little more helpful. She <br />questioned when to start the base charge that upsets a lot of <br />people when they have to pay it for months and months before they <br />even start to build. She will bring the workshop back before the <br />Board to set up a definite date for sometime in the next 2 months. <br />Chairman Macht commented that he had broader and deeper <br />concerns.about some of the aspects of our utilities system. As an <br />addendum to what Commissioner Eggert is proposing, he would like to <br />discuss some policies relating to relationships with consultants. <br />He felt Vero Lake Estates was a classic example of poor planning. <br />It is one thing to assess a development that has more or less <br />similar lot sizes, but when you get into areas where you have <br />acreage, it is not a good idea to put in a project that would have <br />the effect of practically bankrupting some people who had an <br />intention of developing their property. One of the aspects <br />Commissioner Eggert mentioned is the impact fees and their impact <br />on affordable housing and he would like to know how we stack up <br />with other comparable governmental agencies throughout the state. <br />Are we charging too much? Are our policies uniform? He suspected <br />that we will find that we are probably in better shape than most <br />counties, but he would like to find out. <br />Commissioner Eggert felt as far as the Vero Lake Estates <br />decision is concerned, the planning came from a different point of <br />view, for a different reason and in different times. She believed <br />that a few years makes a lot of difference in how we look at some <br />of these things. _ <br />APRIL 49 1995 7 <br />M � 0 <br />