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Recommendation - Receive the proposal to amend the Zoning atlas - Conduct the Public Hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on the proposed amendment - Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be retumed to the Board of County Commissioners in time for the June 21, 2011 BOCC regular meeting. - Adjourn the public hearing until June 21, 2011 in order to receive and accept the Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. Commissioner Jacobs asked about the line and where it should be in relation to the access road. It was answered that this is a DOT parcel that is very narrow. Commissioner Jacobs asked why the County would want to rezone it if it would strip out the access road. It is a high-speed entrance to the interstate. Craig Benedict said that this parcel did not include the access ramp. If it is being used as DOT right-of-way, then it will be removed from the amendment process. Commissioner Jacobs asked that this be clarified. Commissioner McKee said that if there is some small amount of property that is not within the right-of-way, he would not want to exclude the rezoning of that small piece of property, because it would create an inconsistency. Public Comment Ben Lloyd said that he has been waiting for 30 years to hear what he has been hearing tonight. In 1983, he was a new member of the Board of County Commissioners and one of the first things he found out was that the County did not have any money to pay the bills. The Manager at that time put a freeze on everything but essential and emergency spending. All capital expenditures were frozen too. He said that he called the State Department of Commerce and three people came to visit with him. He said that he was told that Orange County had the most potential to attract good, clean, high-paying, low water using, non-polluting growth. But due to the lack of interest and cooperation from Orange County government over the last 15 years prior to that, no one considers it. He said that Orange County has had a no growth policy for 30 years. He said that this proposal should have been done 25 years ago. He supports this proposal 200%. B. B. Windham said that he put in a mobile home park and he still manages it. He said that the residents are waiting on some economic improvements in the County. He concurred with Ben Lloyd. He is concerned about the talk about transition. He would like some clarification. He does not want to lose his mobile home park. Robin Taylor-Hall of Taylor-Hall properties said that she represents the Susan Efland heirs. They own 79.23 acres. Ann Efland wrote a letter that was given to the County Commissioners. She said that the heirs are supportive of the project. The homeplace has been vacant for 10 years and someone has approached the family to buy just the house. She asked that the three acres that adjoins the 79.23 acres be included in the rezoning.