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and 3) Mr. James Bumphus has come to these meetings and he has <br />provided continuity. She asked the group if they wanted to <br />recommend to the Commissioners that James Bumphus be appointed as <br />a new neighborhood representative. <br />David Yelton asked if they could be incorporated under large land <br />holders. <br />Verla Insko said she thought large land owners was being confused <br />with at -large representatives, a mix up of terms. She said the <br />question was would they be appointed as at- large, or as <br />representatives of their neighborhood. <br />David Yelton indicated he thought the decision should be left up to <br />the Commissioners. <br />Bob Strayhorn said he thought he had made a motion that was clear <br />and he thought he heard the County Manager say he understood the <br />group's intent and that he would deliver it to the Commissioners. <br />He said he was satisfied with that and felt that it would get the <br />group back on the agenda and satisfy the Bumphus family too. <br />James Bumphus said that was correct. <br />Verla Insko said she thought the group had consensus and the <br />Commissioners could decide the question of neighborhood or at -large <br />representation. <br />John Link said if Insko could summarize the three points mentioned <br />earlier, without raising the question about type of appointment, he <br />thought it would be pretty easy to carry to the Commissioners. <br />Verla Insko summarized as follows: 1) We have a defined <br />neighborhood that has not been represented on this group; 2) there <br />has been a member of this neighborhood who has been a fairly <br />consistent attendee; and 3) the planning group requests that an <br />appointment from that neighborhood be made. <br />Gene Bell made the following observations about the overall <br />process: The planning group was set up by the Commissioners to <br />make a recommendation on a plan for the area; any recommendations <br />sent forward in the form of a recommended plan will have to go to <br />public hearing; it has always been County practice when doing small <br />area plans to notify everyone inside the planning area by first <br />class mail that the public hearing is being held; and in addition, <br />people within 500 feet of the planning area boundaries are notified <br />too. He said the hearing notice generally included a summary of <br />what the plan was about in addition to date, place, and time. Bell <br />said he was making these comments to let everyone know there would <br />be an opportunity for people to know about the plan before it went <br />to public hearing. He also indicated that nothing was final until <br />the public hearing was held, the recommendations received from the <br />0 <br />