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5. AD VALOREM FUNDS <br />S.A. AD VALOREM MILLA GE AND AD VALOREMBUDGET —GENERAL FUND <br />—MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT LA STQ - TRANSPORTATION FUND - <br />EMERGENCY SER VICE DISTRICT- ENVIRONMENTALL Y SENSITIyE LAND <br />ACQUISITION BOND <br />5.1. GENERAL FUND <br />matter. <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this <br />Elizabeth Siebert, 2165 Buena Vista Boulevard, stated that her son, Alexander, is <br />developmentally delayed and she has attempted to locate some early intervention training for him. <br />He cannot attend regular daycare because of his special needs. He goes to HealthSouth for his <br />pediatric care. She is unable to work because of the time involved in driving Alexander to his various <br />therapies and she is not the only parent in the County in this position. There are 5649 children who <br />require daycare with only 3914 slots available. There are 68 special needs children in the County <br />from age 1 to 3 who are unable to find the necessary care. She presented a letter from her <br />pediatrician stating that extensive research failed to locate a daycare facility which could provide for <br />Alexander's needs. (COPY OF LETTER IS ON FILE WITH THE BACKUP FOR TODAY'S <br />MEETING.) She asked the Board to assist her and the other parents in finding suitable daycare for <br />these children. It is hard to believe that Indian River County does not have an early intervention <br />program. A church has offered a physical location and these children can become fruitful, productive, <br />taxpaying citizens with the proper intervention. Alexander is a fourth-generation resident of Indian <br />River County. His grandfather, Willard Siebert, was a County Commissioner. <br />Mrs. Siebert continued that she is volunteering her time to an effort to start a daycare program <br />for these children and she asked for community support. <br />SEPTEMBER 5, 2001 <br />-3- <br />