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BOOK 9 PACE WHEREAS, a substantial number of the property owners and residents of the residential area known as Carolina Trace petitioned this Board for establishment of a service area for fire protection; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has caused to be prepared a report containing (a) a map of the proposed district, showing its proposed boundaries, (b) a statement showing that the proposed district meets the standards set out in the statutes for the establishment of a service district, (c) a plan for providing fire protection to the district; and said report has been available for public inspection in the office of the Clerk to the Board for at least four weeks before September 15, 1980, the date of the public hearing on said matter; and WHEREAS, due notice of the public hearing on said matter was given in conformity with all statutory requirements and the Lee County Tax Supervisor, the person designated by the Board, has certified to the Board that all property owners in the designated area as of the preceding January 1st, have been notified in the manner prescribed by law; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners for Lee County, held a public hearing at its regular meeting on September 15, 1980, in conformity with the notice given when and where all interested persons were given the opportunity to express themselves on the establishment or rejection of the proposed service district; and WHEREAS, in determining whether to establish the proposed service district for fire protection at Carolina Trace, the Board of Commissioners have considered, among other things, the following: 1) The resident population and popu- lation density of the proposed district; 2) The appraised value of property subject to taxation in the proposed district; 3) The present tax rate of the county in which the proposed district is located; 4) The ability of the proposed district to sustain the additional taxes necessary to provide fire protection for the district; 5) Other matters that the Commissioners believe to have a bearing on whether this district should be established; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners, upon the information and evidence received, finds that: 1) There is a demonstrable need for pro- viding fire protection in the district; 2) It is impracticable to provide fire pro- tection on a countywide basis at this time;