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rejected." "We need to stop spending tax dollars on keeping a special interest boon-Boggle alive." "Most of all we need to stop wasting tax dollars on polls...polls are calculated to figure out how to get around the taxpayers will." "Elections are the ultimate poll in a democratic process." The third reason Mr. Leary stated was the loan to the Authority by the City to be paid back when the election was won. Mr. Leary stated that this loan along with paying the Authority money a few days before the election "show an arrogant disregard for the democratic processes, that is the will of the people." Mr. Leary stated that the voters have given Council a chance for reprieve. Pat Hornbostel, 655 W. Hawthorn, stated he would like to emphasize that there are costs that aren't always apparent when dealing with something such as W-470. Mr. Hornbostel stated that if growth isn't controlled, neither can taxes be controlled. Mr. Hornbostel stated, "our present system subsidizes growth; for instance, each house that we build, we pay, the taxpayers pay, $5,000-$6,000 because the school finance act won't allow any other method other than new bond issues to provide this service." Mr. Hornbostel stated that the golf course recently approved is going to cost $2.5 - $3 million for new schools, and Lafayette's annexation is going to cost the taxpayers $1 million, and the Schempp rezoning is going to cost the taxpayers $350,000 - $400,000. Mr. Hornbostel stated he hasn't calculated what the cost of new roads will be, but the Governor feels that the taxpayer should be paying $200 - $300 more a year in taxes to provide roads "so we can subsidize developers." "All we are doing right now with our contributions to W-470 is subsidizing a bunch of bureaucrats whose only function is going to be to lobby the legislature to raise our taxes more." Mr. Hornbostel stated that we need better jobs with better wages and not more urban sprawl. Margaret Hornbostel, 655 W. Hawthorn, asked that Council withdraw from the W-470 Authority stating that the vote on February 7th "shows that the W- 470 Authority has a credibility problem." Ms. Hornbostel asked how much of this problem is this Council responsible for. Ms. Hornbostel stated that it is Council's responsibility to "pour over a financial plan when you are spending taxpayers money." "None of us wants developers making decisions for the City with no one even asking questions as to what the motives are." "There were over 20 errors in the financial plan, yet it was hastily approved to get it on to the ballot." 5