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Community Redevelopment Agency February 12, 2010 Page 5 Ninth Item of Business, Other Business Ms. Lipscomb stated that most of the CRA activities have been staff driven, Ms. Lipscomb stated that the CRA has five more years and it is uncertain if the CRA will be extended. He said that the CIA needs to be proactive in the next few years. She encouraged the Board to start thinking about where they would like to go, what they would like to do and what they would like to see brought forward. 'tenth Item of Business: Public Gomments Mr. John Casselberry, 700 South Lost Lake lane, Casseiberry,l=loridacame forward. Mr, Casselberry said it was his understanding That the bar and the service station were not inciuded in the pfat because his family did not own it. He said there were certain drainage calculations that required the frontage to be buiit up to get towards the pond in the back. He felt That the City included those parcels in the stormwater calculations for the redesigned pond. Mr, Casselberry said he was not sure if there were any drainage rights without the normal retention. Mr. Casselberry said he would prefer that the name "Casseiberry" was not modified to some acronym because it is confusing enough. He suggested using a word that starts with "Cray. Mr. Casselberry said that the tax adjustments for property are more automated. He said the tax adjustments were done every three years, He said the County would adjust one third of the properties every year. He said in researching comparables for his property, it appears that the County adjusted dawn a lot of properties. He said the adjustments were in fhe house value and very little was done to adjust the land values. Mr. Casselberry felt that the market is over buiit and it will take time to absorb construction. Mr. Casseiberry thought that the condominium market devalued the residential market because they are a component of that market, There being no further business #o come before the Board, fhe meeting was adjourned, Tapes of the meeting are available as a matter of public record. _- ,. ;' ((~ ~~•-.~...,,1~ ~i'~~ is , ~a--':..: ~~,d~,.,_. , Jorxon, Secrefary