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9.B.2. PUBLIC DISCUSSION ITEM - FRANK ZORC - REQUEST <br />FOR REFERENDUM REGARDING TAXPAYERS' MONEY <br />COMMITMENT FOR THE COST OF PURCHASING PROPERTY FOR <br />PURPOSE OF KEEPING THE DODGER TRAINING INVERO BEACH <br />The Board reviewed a letter of May 18, 1999 and attachment: <br />record: <br />May 18th. 1999 HAND DELIVERED <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY COMMISSION <br />OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY <br />Vero Beach, Florida <br />Please place the undersigned on the County Agenda Matters by the public on <br />Tuesday May 25th. 1999. SUBJECT: Request for Referendum regarding taxpayers <br />money commitment for the cost of purchasing property, for the purpose of keeping the <br />Dodger Training in Vero Beach. <br />COPIES - Interest parties <br />Frii& L. Zom <br />2044 DeLeon Avei <br />Vern <br />pho 1-361-W4-&6 <br />fax 1-561-569.6200 <br />Obvious public sentiments already heard become increasingly strong with the recent <br />Glenzer, Garson, and Manera letters the Pd Editor, (Copies attached) A significant <br />question looms in the public's eye about spending our tax dollars to salvage a baseball <br />club training site in Vero. <br />Mr. Mama raised very pertinent questions. Where is the raw data proof of a $ 30 <br />million benefit to our community ? Why should the taxpayers of this community give <br />money support to any entity worth billions ? <br />As the Save the Dodgers in Vern Beach with "money anti' escalates one must begin to <br />wonder who is behind the local scenes on this somewhat detail secretive process. Most of <br />what we hear from week to week is how much more it may cost. <br />If there ever was a need for a Indian River County referendum voice, it is on this issue. <br />It is a huge commitment for taxpayers. We have no clue as to what percent of taxpayers <br />endorse spending taxes to help a lucrative business known as baseball so some small <br />percent of our population can enjoy practice or training a few weeks each year. <br />Frank Zorc, 2044 DeLeon Avenue, Vero Beach, read the following remarks into the <br />Good morning. My name: First— I wish to recognize the citizens freedom reflected <br />here at the county administration complex, where we can walk thru our governmental <br />ofTlces and feel "at home"- without going thru prison like security, checkpoints, electronic <br />punch code pads, and ugly fences, which you encounter at our public owned City Hall - <br />for no logical reason. <br />Secondly I wish to express my appreciation for your system of broad freedom to citizens <br />coming here under Matters By the. Public. You do not intimidate with unreasonable <br />fixed time constraints. <br />MAY 259 1999 <br />39 <br />BOOK PACE �� <br />