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• <br /> 12 <br /> . ---------- <br /> 24 <br /> Mr. Carey: I don't know which one. Which one of the <br /> properties that yours is the closest to? <br /> Ms. Sellars: It's closer to, it's off of Rogers Road and <br /> it's between, it's off Rogers Road and it's between <br /> Ms. Sellars: I talked to someone on the phone and nobody <br /> seemed to know and so I would like for somebody to. <br /> • <br /> Mr. Carey: That's the Town of Chapel Hill zoning request, <br /> which is the last item on the agenda. O.K. <br /> Ms. Sellars: O.K. Now which is that on your map? <br /> Mr. Collins: The two blues <br /> Ms. Sellars: The two blues, that's what I thought it was, <br /> the two blues, what are you going to do with that? <br /> Mr. Carey: Ms. Sellars, we'll get to that one a little bit <br /> later in the evening. I'll put a note by your name so that <br /> you can comment and it will be identified on the map at that <br /> time. <br /> Ms. Sellars: O.K. Thank you very much. <br /> Mr. Carey: Mr. Blackwood and Mr. Heiwig did not list <br /> specific items in which to speak on is this the item that <br /> you, this is the one. O.K. you're next. <br /> Mr. Blackwood: My name is John Blackwood. I live on New Hope <br /> Church Road, in fact I live on the property that is in <br /> question here tonight: I'm representing myself and other <br /> Blackwoods, my brother, cousins, and so forth, that own this <br /> property. I just wanted to point out that we have been <br /> around a long time like the Tapps. Our property came from a <br /> grant from the King of England so we do have some roots here, <br /> I was born and raised on the property and worked it all my <br /> life. The highway saw fit to come through, the state saw fit <br /> to put 1-40 through and disturb our property considerably and <br /> somewhat dictated what could be done with the property by <br /> putting an interchange right, at that particular point. Due <br /> to that, Jack Tapp expressed my sentiments exactly. We live <br /> there. The present land use devaluates our property <br /> considerably. A lot of people laugh at this and say as long <br /> as we own the property and you guys don't you live down the <br /> road who cares, but we do own the property and it has been <br /> devaluated and we feel like we have the right to get the <br /> highest and best use out of this property. That's simply all <br /> that we want. With that in mind we do request that we make a <br /> change in the land use and be permitted to submit this with <br /> careful study for a different use of this property. I think <br /> that will cover it. Thank you very much. <br />