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the rezoning but she wished to introduce a letter from her brother, Mr. Douglas <br /> Paschall, who was out of the State. Mr. Pascall's letter said he was opposed to <br /> the rezoning requests; he said there was a high crime rate in the area already. <br /> The letter continued that Mr. Dean had built an illegal building and had made a <br /> 'mockery of the Orange Oommty Planning nepartnent and insulted his neighbors...." <br /> Mr. John Lazslo, said he had lived there twenty years and was opposed to <br /> the rezoning,. feeling that this was a "heavy handed" response to the problem. He <br /> i <br /> said the whole neighborhood shouldn't be rezoned. He said it was not proper to <br /> assume the Land Use Plan could be changed at any time. He fears encroaching <br /> I <br /> commercial development if the Land Use Plan is changed and the area is rezoned. <br /> He said there was no objection to those businesses operating legally but if <br /> rezoning was granted bars could be placed in the neighborhood. <br /> Mr. Bill Erwin, a resident and landowner, said that Mr. Bass and Mr..Dean <br /> were good men and successful and good neighbors. He said the worse thing would be <br /> to be a residence next to a commercial area. He is opposed to any increase in <br /> eomx-rci.al businesses. However, he doesn't want any of the persons involved out <br /> of business either. <br /> Mr. Vann asked Mr. Etwin'if he objected to the alternatives listed by the <br /> Planning Department. Mr. twin said he was opposed to a change in the land Use <br /> Plan. <br /> UL— wa.-,e no others &.o wished to <br /> speak. Ctmaaswommarm Crawford turned the <br /> meeting over to Chairman V itted. Chairman Matted said since the next three item <br /> on the agenda had been announced for discussion at 9:00 P.M. he would therefore, <br /> recess the meeting until that time. <br /> Chairman Whitted called the meeting to order at 9:00 P.M. with all ors <br /> of the Board of commissioners and Planning Board present as indicated at the <br /> I <br /> beginning of these Minutes. <br /> Cha_;_n n Whitted stated the order of the requests from Buck Mxmtain Develop- <br /> ment mbmpany; in order to expedite the hearing, Chairman Whitted said all present- <br /> ations would be made first, then those who wished to address the Boards with <br /> evidence would be heard. All persons who either addressed the Boards or offered <br /> other evidence, i.e. letters, were sworn or affirmed by Chairman Whitted. <br /> The requests from Buck Mountain Development are-- Amendment to the Land Use <br /> Plan; Rezoning for a Planned DeveloPMent Office Institutional and Class A Special <br /> Use Permit for a Planned Development Office Institutional; and Class A Special <br /> i - <br />