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• 00606 1 the rezoning but she wished to introduce a letter fiom her brother, Mr. Douglas Pasdhall, who was out of the State. Mr. Pascall's letter said he was opposed to the rezoning requests; he said there was a high crime rate in the area already. The letter continued that Mr. Dean had built an illegal building and had made a "mockery of the Orange County Planning Department and insulted his neighbors...." Mr. John Lazslo, said he had lived there twenty years and was opposed to the rezoning, feeling that this was a "heavy-handed" response to the problem. He said the whole neighborhood shouldn't be rezoned. He said it was not proper to assume the Land Use Plan could be changed at any tine. He fears encroaching commercial development if the Land Use Plan is changed and the area is rezoned. He said there was no objection to those businesses operating legally but if rezoning was granted bars could be placed in the neighborhood. Mr. Bill Erwin, a resident and landowner, said that Mr. Bass and Mr. Dean were good men and successful and good neighbors. He said the worse thing would he to be a residence next to a commercial area. He is opposed to any increase in commercial businesses. However, he doesn't want any of the persons involved out • of business either. Mr. Vann asked Mr. Erwin if he objected to the alternatives listed by the Planning Department. Mr. Erwin said he was opposed to a change in the Land Use Plan. There-were- no others who wished to speak. Chairwoman Crawford turned the meeting over to Chairman Whit-Led. Chairman Whitted said since the next three items on the agenda had been announced for discussion at 9:00 P.M. he would therefore, recess the meeting until that tine. Chairman Whitted called the meeting to order at 9:00 P.M. with all members of the Board of Commissioners and Planning Board present as indicated at the beginning of these Minutes. Chairman Whitted stated the order of the requests from Buck Mountain Develop,- ment Company; in order to expedite the hearing, Chairman Whitted said all present- ations would be made first, then those who wished to address the Boards with evidence would be heard. All persons who either addressed the Boards or offered other evidence, i.e. letters, were sworn or affirmed by Chairman Mated. The requests from Buck Mountain Development are: Amendment to the Land Use Plan; Rezoning for a Planned Development Office Institutional and Class A Special Use Permit for a Planned Development Office Institutional; and Class A Special