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i BOON 7 PACE 526 " Mr. James Stone, appeared before the Board and stated an employee of the State Highway Commission had told him his property has less area than he had reported for tax purposes and he requested a refund based on the difference in area. Mr. Stone was instructed to file his claim in writing and present it to the Tax Supervisor for examination and review and that it would be later presented to the Board for action. The Clerk reported to the Board that the bond order entitled "Bond Order authorizing the issuance of $500, 000. 00 Sanitary Sewer Bonds of the County of Lee" and the bond order entitled "Bond Order-authorizing the issuance of $1, 000, 000. 00 Water Bonds of the County of Lee" , which had been introduced at the meeting of the Board held on March l, 1971, had been published in The Sanford Daily Herald, on March 4,_ 1971, with notice that the Board of Commissioners would hold a public hearing on each of said bond orders on April 5, 1971, at 10 o'clock a. m. Commissioner "Rogers moved that the Board proceed to hold a public hearing on each of the bond orders. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Perry White and was unanimously adopted. At 10 o'clock a. m. , the Chairman announced that the Board would hear any citizen or taxpayer who desired to be heard with respect to either or both of the bond orders. At the direction of the Chairman, the Clerk read both of the bond orders and both ofthepublished notices of hearing. After the Board had heard all persons who requested to be heard, Commissioner Rogers moved that the public hearing be closed. The motion was seconded by Commissioner White, and was unanimously adopted. Commissioner White moved that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, the bond order entitled "Bond Order authorizing the issuance of $500, 000. 00 Sanitary, Sewer Bonds of the County of Lee" introduced at the meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on March 1, 1971, has been duly published with notice of hearing thereon and the Board of Commissioners has, at the time and place specified in such notice of hearing, heard any and all citizens and taxpayers who desired to protest against the issuance of the bonds,. and such hearing has been closed; and WHEREAS, the Bond order entitled "Bond Order authorizing the issuance of $1, 000,000, 00 Water Bonds of the County of Lee" introduced at the meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on March 1, 1971, has been duly published with notice of hearing thereon and the Board of Commissioners has, at the time and place specified in such notice of hearing, heard any and all citizens and taxpayers who desired to protest against the issuance of the bonds, and such hearing has been closed; and WHEREAS, the County Accountant has, by direction of the Board of Commissioners, filed in the office of the Clerk of the.Board'of Commissioners a statement of debt incurred and to be incurred for purposes other than school purposes under bond orders either introduced or"passed, complying with the pro- visions of the County Finance Act, 'and such statement so filed shows that the net indebtedness of the County for other than school purposes, is 1. 97% of the assessed valuation of the property in said County *as last fixed for County taxation; NOW THEREFORE,