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• <br /> 100 <br /> STATEMENT OF JOHNNY KENNEDY gt1G L T- 221 1"1 cs S <br /> POLK i E-ARING <br /> FOR SUBMISSION TO AGENDA <br /> THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> AND PLANNING BOARD <br /> • <br /> FOR CONSIDERATION CONCERNING THE <br /> REZONING OF THREE PARCELS BELONGING <br /> JOHNNY KENNEDY FROM GC-4 TO EC-5 <br /> DEAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND PLANNING BOARD: <br /> I moved to Orange County in 1985 with the specific' intention upon <br /> purchasing the property in question of running my business there. Since t <br /> time I have been involved in manufacturing and selling parts for s of buses, <br /> doing mechanical work on school buses, refurbishing school ses, selling used <br /> buses, selling used parts and remanufactured parts for buses, repairing and <br /> servicing electronic blinkers for school buses, and assembly and packaging <br /> operations for out of state and in state delivery. I sell school bus parts to <br /> every county in North Carolina, I sell directly into five states, wholesale <br /> into 10 states, and have WATS lines which incorporate all of the United States <br /> east of the Mississippi River. --- <br /> When I moved to Orange County I specifically chose this bite because of <br /> the way it was zoned. Since that time my business has grown and the space <br /> needs of my business have grown. In 1985 I did $404,008.00 in gross sales, in <br /> 1986 $479,151.00 in gross sales, and in 1987 $506,809.00 in gross sales. Our <br /> projections for 1988 are at least $550,000.00 in gross sales. <br /> Orange County school buses have purchased from me on a regular basis, <br /> rebuilt differentials and transmissions, I have sold rebuilt front-ends to <br /> Durham County and Wake County. <br />