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APPROVED 5/10/2010 <br /> <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 3/8/2010 Page 61 of 86 <br />1 2 3 <br />4 <br />5 6 7 <br />8 <br />9 10 11 <br />12 <br />13 14 15 <br />16 <br />17 18 19 <br />20 <br />21 22 23 <br />24 <br />25 26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 50 <br />51 <br />52 <br />53 54 <br />Gene Lonsway: Other than common sense, I have been doing this 25 years, I don’t want to work dogs in the middle of the <br />night. I have got dogs in my house that have to go out. <br /> <br />Rob Maitland: If they are going to approve this I think we need to have some very strict rules. <br /> <br />Gene Lonsway: I am willing to be reasonable but I am not willing to decide on hours for business that costing me $700,000 <br />on the spur of the moment because you want to know right now. I am not trying to be impolite but that is a much later bit of <br />the plan as to exactly what the hours will be. I told you approximately what the hours will be. <br /> <br />Rob Maitland: I would submit, by your own testimony, you said your neighbors were upset about this. Other than the one <br />time you spoke with the Southerlands, how many other times have you talked to them? <br /> <br />Gene Lonsway: They won’t even talk to me. I waved at Mrs. Southerland in the hallway and she won’t even wave back. I <br />contacted all the neighbors before I did this because I heard that was a good idea for a business standpoint and it seemed <br />like a decent thing to do. To explain the project. Two people showed up and they thought I was the bee keeper down the <br />road, that is why they wanted to come to see the bees. They realized as they got closer, they were at the wrong place, they <br />came anyway. Two other gentlemen, whose names I don’t recall, showed up, acted gruff, went out in the yard and left <br />without saying goodbye but I invited everybody within a quarter mile to come look at the plans, to come talk to me. <br /> <br />Rob Maitland: Before or after you owned the property? <br /> <br />Gene Lonsway: Since we have dates now, that was before. That was before I applied for the first Special Use Permit, that <br />was early on in the proceedings and nobody is interested. They all came in to a stereotypical view of what a kennel is and <br />that is not what I am building. This is a very high end facility that is designed to be very low impact. I am going to charge a <br />lot of money and it is a very nice place that we are trying to build. <br /> <br />Rob Maitland: I guess we will just have to take your word on that. No further questions. <br /> <br />Jeffrey Schmitt: Questions by the board? Hearing none, Mr. Herman. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: I don’t have anything. <br /> <br />Rob Maitland: I would like to enter the deed I referenced. Exhibit 7. <br /> <br />Gene Lonsway: Am I done? <br /> <br />Jeffrey Schmitt: Yes sir. Thank you. Mr. Maitland, the floor is yours. <br /> <br />Rob Maitland: I will first call Tom Tolley. Mr. Tolley, please introduce you to the board. <br /> <br />Tom Tolley: My name is John Thomas Tolley, III. I am 3736 Shaqari Drive in Durham. I am managing partner for Borden <br />Tolley appraisal which is in Durham on Highway 54. We do both commercial and residential appraisal and about a six or <br />seven county area. Some commercial work outside of that, we do go to Charlotte, Wilmington, places like that. <br /> <br />Jeffrey Schmitt: Have you been sworn in. <br /> <br />Tom Tolley: Yes. <br /> <br />John Roberts: Mr. Lonsway, were you sworn in? <br /> <br />Gene Lonsway: Yes I was. <br /> <br />Rob Maitland: You are principal in your company? <br />