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Approved 6/13/2011 <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 3/14/11 Page 22 of 59 <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />Vic Knight: In general, that would be true. <br />Nick Herman: What impacts would affect value? Is there anything you know about this facility and its impact that <br />would indicate to you that there would be any diminishing value of contagious property? <br />Vic Knight: No. I cannot find any market data that would indicate that. <br />Nick Herman: Other than the market data, is there anything as a matter of common sense, or in general that <br />would cause you to be concerned. <br />Vic Knight: The discussion has already taken place about the road and access. Those were the only things. <br />Nick Herman: And the acoustical evidence. Has Gene Lonsway constructed his facility? <br />Vic Knight: Actually, I don’t know. <br />Nick Herman: That is all. <br />Tom Brown: Does the board have any further questions? Do we have any citizens in the audience that would like <br />to comment in opposition? <br />Gene Poveromo: My name is Gene Poveromo and I have been sworn in. I have a question about procedure. I <br />would like to pose some questions in response to some of the testimony I have heard. Do I have those options to <br />make those questions now before I make my presentation because some of those answers might dictate what my <br />presentation would be like? <br />Tom Brown: Please proceed. <br />Gene Poveromo: I am going to do an introduction before I cross examine because I was not intending to do that <br />but I heard some interesting things that I need to clarify. Members of the Board of Adjustment, good evening. My <br />name is Gene Poveromo. I live at 4639 Old Greensboro Road and my house is the house they refer to as being <br />within 580 feet of the site. So it is the house to the northeast. The purpose of addressing the board tonight is not <br />to oppose this kennel. My interest is to protect the value of my property and the character of the neighborhood. I <br />will provide additional evidence so the board has a more complete picture of the situation. I want to describe the <br />negative impact associated with this proposed commercial business and suggest some ideas that I believe could <br />lessen these negative impacts. I would like to thank the Orange County Planning Staff for their time and <br />professionalism. They spent a lot of time making copies and responding to emails. I really appreciate your <br />professionalism. Thank you. This past fall, the applicant, Mr. West, came to our living room and told us about the <br />kennel. My immediate response to Chuck was that I was concerned with traffic and noise and as he kept <br />describing it I said I have concerns about traffic and noise. After having reviewed the materials before you tonight, <br />I still have those concerns. At my suggestion, Chuck and Delois, agreed to meet with my wife and I and we <br />discussed this proposal around their kitchen table. Unfortunately, several days later, Chuck left me a voicemail <br />message on my phone informing us that his consultant advised them not to speak to us about the proposed <br />kennel. Since that time, we have not talked about the matter. That turn of events was unfortunate. It has made <br />this process much more difficult and uncomfortable than necessary. So I considered tonight’s meeting as our <br />opportunity to continue our neighborly discussion we weren’t able have several months back so a lot of what I am <br />going to present to you is what I was hoping to discuss with Chuck and Delois on a more informal basis. Let me <br />start and give you a little more about my background. I am a land use planner. I have a degree from Rutgers <br />University. I have been practicing land use planning for 25 years. I have worked in Boone County Missouri for 15 <br />years. I am currently a land use planner with the Town of Chapel Hill. I have been staff to the Board of <br />Adjustment at the county and civil level as well as staff to County Commissioners, Planning Board and Town <br />Council. I have worked on all types of proposals and processed various applications, including conditional use