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fj <br />34 <br />whether or not to change the land use plan. However, they are not linked in any other way. The <br />Board of Commissioners might also request a copy of the contract in order to satisfy <br />themselves about that. The contract of sale to convey the land is signed. If the owner of the <br />property has agreed to give the property to the School Board the property will have to be <br />conveyed by deed. The school would have the ability to enforce that contract and force the <br />sale. He does not have the contract so he was not sure how that linked into the Land Use Plan <br />Amendment request. <br />Chair Gordon asked Mr. Edwards to clarify his intent with regard to the school site. <br />Mr. Edwards indicated that his intent is to donate that site to the school board and he also <br />believed that the school board's intent was to assist them in the rezoning of his property. He <br />mentioned that there is an advantage in their participation in sharing the cost of both the sewer <br />and the road. <br />In response to a question from Commissioner Brown, Geof stated that the Commissioners did <br />not need answers to those questions in order to make a decision on the Land Use Plan <br />Amendment. The answers could be presented at the next meeting. The only connection is that <br />one of the criterion in making a change in the Land Use Element is apparently being presented <br />as being met because of the location of the school. <br />Staff was asked to return to the next public hearing prepared to answer the questions that have <br />been raised during this discussion. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis, to refer the <br />proposed amendment to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the Board <br />of Commissioners no sooner than May 4, 1999. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />