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18 DRAFT ,1 U ~ <br />1 Vice-Chair Schofield OK, well, according to more seasoned denizens of this process, <br />2 apparently, you can speak either in opposition or favor. Are there members of the audience <br />3 who are here tonight for either purpose? <br />4 <br />5 OK. So, we'll proceed. I think that will do away with any necessary rebuttal statements. <br />6 <br />7 Commissioner Jacobs But I have some questions. <br />8 <br />9 Vice-Chair Schofield Yes, but we'd like to turn this back over to the Commissioners for <br />10 the questioning. <br />11 <br />12 (End of side one of tape one) <br />13 <br />14 (Typist's note: the following three comments are not on the tape but were taken down by <br />15 the Clerk at the meeting.) <br />16 <br />17 Commissioner Jacobs He asked if there were cars for sale on the parking lot. <br />18. <br />19 Robert Davis (Typist's note: I believe it was Robert Davis's comment here.) If there:are, ,. <br />20 this is not in keeping with the zoning.... <br />21 <br />22 Commissioner Jacobs said for them to look into it. . <br />23 <br />24 Commissioner Jacobs Has staff looked into requiring a connection at the back of the site <br />25 for future connectivity? -~ <br />26 <br />27 Robert Davis There is the prospect of doing more cutting on that site to do that. <br />28 Originally, Staff preferred the rear access for the interconnectivity back there. That wasn't <br />29 well received and the site work that would be involved, there was going to be a lot more dirt <br />30 to be moved, and, also, probably a loss of more trees, although it looks like they've got <br />_ _ __ <br />-~ 31 most of them on the beck, at least where _the driveuvay-is: -They stiN.own-some of that_ _ _ _- <br />32- property backup. [pointing to map] on the top of the map, back over to-the west. But, ~ --~_ <br />33 ideally, a road back there could serve this tract, the adjacent south tract, and also the <br />34 western tract. They are providing connectivity off of that first parking bay there, when you <br />35 come in off of (Eddie, could you point out that the access to the -- right there) -they're <br />36 allowing interconnectivity that way to their site. <br />37 <br />38 Commissioner Jacobs To me this is an example of how we make anecdotal decisions <br />39 that destroy any comprehensive planning opportunities. Because, if, say there was a light <br />40 at Millhouse, and, then, somebody wanted to go over to Oakdale by not going on Old 86, it <br />41 would be so dangerous as to virtually be eliminated as a possibility to have to leave through <br />42 the middle of properties and through the traffic coming, even if there is a right turn in and a <br />43 right turn out, as opposed to going along the northern portion of the property -the western <br />44 portion, excuse me. <br />45 <br />46 Robert Davis Right. We would have encouraged traffic that's already in there to have <br />47 different options to go out, but not someone to cut through Millstone and weave their way <br />48 through. You could stiff take that road across, but it would have to quickly move up to the <br />49 property line to get around over to service -that whole portion of property back there it is <br />