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BOOK 95 wa 141 <br />of Occupancy rather than being paid up front. He noted that the <br />DeBartolo project had .to pay a franchise fee to the City of Vero <br />Beach for electricity. If Florida Power & Light had been allowed <br />to cross SR -60 at that location, DeBartolo would not have had to <br />pay anything. Mr. Zorc supported a gas tax user fee. <br />Alan Campbell of the Chamber of Commerce stressed that a <br />change in the times for payment of impact fees would help sway the <br />decision makers in bringing industry to our county. He also <br />stressed the competitiveness in job grant programs in other <br />counties. <br />Deb Robinson, president of the Chamber of Commerce, believed <br />we lose positive industry for several reasons: <br />1) We don't have available parcels in the areas where <br />businesses want to go. <br />2) Tax abatement and incentives are greater in other <br />counties. <br />3) Our LDRs are not user friendly. <br />There being no others who wished to speak, Commissioner Eggert <br />expressed the Board's appreciation for everyone's patience during <br />this 3 -hour workshop which she felt was very educational and very <br />much needed. She advised that everything discussed here this <br />morning will be brought forward and gone into at greater depth. <br />Chairman Macht thereby adjourned the meeting at 12:20 p.m. <br />ATTEST: <br />tee& <br />J. K. Barton, Clerk Kenneth R. Macht, Chairma <br />Minutes approved &0 -.�;)o-9-1 <br />32 <br />MAY 189 1995 <br />