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there is not a risk. He noted the bond issues on the schools and that the main source of revenue is property taxes. He urged the board to use some fiscal restraint, Dick Hartman noted that there are 2 former mayors in the crowd. He expressed concern on the cost of the ground and ask why the county engineer would not be able to do this project. He noted that Buffalo County has more roads. He stated it should go to a vote of the people and suggested to fix the old building. Pat Hooker state they own ground in Hall County they also have heavy equipment and do not have the mechanic that can repair that type of equipment. She expressed concern on the taxes per acre. The cost of fuel has also gone up. She also stated to put it to a vote of the people. Chair Richardson called for further comments. Discussion was held regarding an open house at the public works building. Schuppan stated that he is in favor of doing that. He also noted that when Hall County did the South Locust Interchange we gave away 30 years of highway funds but during that time the county moved forward on equipment and some county road overlays. He noted that he also pays taxes but something needs to be done with the building. The idea of using the design build gives the option if it is too high to stop. He noted that it is ironic that 4 or 5 years ago there was concern that they were not going to spend money on the courthouse and now they are chastised for this building project. He would like to let people come and look at the public works building. Ms. Bredthauer stated that the county has $600,000.00 in a line item for a new building. They have the floor plans from the building in Kearney, it was $4 million dollars and was built 20 years ago and the costs go up. We have 33 employees and Kearney has 42 and they have more roads. She expressed concern that the $600,000.00 would only cover the interest and ask why everything has to be destroyed. There are concerns about the gas vapor and they also burn used oil they should be able to address these problems. She suggested that they could do some repairs save for 5 more years so they would not have to borrow so much. With the MSA there is an increase in salaries and the health insurance may also go up. The county used inheritance funds last year so the tax rate would not go up. The County needs to reconsider this. Lanfear suggested tabling this for 2 weeks and arranging for an open house. Lancaster thanked people for coming so the board could hear the concerns. She stated she learned a lot but it is not the time and she would not support moving forward unless there is a vote of the people to do so. It could be done on the November ballot. If there are concerns on the condition then then the county will have to spend some money. Schuppan stated he would like to come back in 4 weeks with more information. There would also be some value in the current property and there could be a number of changes that could be addressed. They should hold the open house first. Roger Bullington was present and stated that there are 3 types of design build under the state statutes. Rather than paying for a full set of plans they get a cost analysis and then move forward. It is the county's decision if they want to proceed. Arnold there is a concern on the air quality and also on the location. Most of the work is done outside of the city limits now. When it was built it was outside but the city has grown. There are 7