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Approved 9/2/2020 <br /> 557 Craig Benedict: We regularly, as part of the public hearing process, take a look at the input that comes from <br /> 558 residents and it is gauged against our Comprehensive Plan. There is not a numerical limit that makes it go one way <br /> 559 or the other. There is a public hearing process. <br /> 560 <br /> 561 Cedar Eagle: Ok,thank you that's all I needed to know. <br /> 562 <br /> 563 Tom Altieri: If I might add, what you are describing sounds a little bit like a reference to annexation law in that when <br /> 564 an area is proposed for voluntary annexation, a majority of the property owners have to agree to that annexation. <br /> 565 That could be what you are referring to. Annexation of course is not proposed here and there is no rezoning part of <br /> 566 Item 8. <br /> 567 <br /> 568 Jack Rupplin: Good evening, I appreciate the opportunity to talk to you about this issue. I was ignorant about it until <br /> 569 a few days ago until Franklin Garland told me about it because I noticed the little signs but they didn't mean much to <br /> 570 me. He briefed me on this and I realized the impact that this would have on the total area and I was totally shocked. 1 <br /> 571 thought that this amount of time that he described was totally short fused especially on circumstances we are living <br /> 572 now with the COVID and so I contacted my attorney and he referred me to another attorney and in turn they referred <br /> 573 me to Morningstar Law and they are a very good group of attorneys who specialize in this sort of issue. I spoke with <br /> 574 them and I asked them what it would take for them to represent us in this case which I will oppose with all ingenuity <br /> 575 and money I can muster to stop this because it is totally a rough plan. It's a plan without any thought there is no <br /> 576 special use zoning in here, it's just all very broad stroked and that makes it very dangerous and very unpredictable <br /> 577 and we will suffer the consequences for a long time and I am personally very happy where I'm near and I will want to <br /> 578 continue living where I am. So, as to what I want from you all is a voluntary deferment or delay of any action so we, <br /> 579 the residents of this area, we can organize and we can retain legal counsel and we can prepare a plan or a counter <br /> 580 plan and suggest some modifications to the zoning or the rezoning and suggest some modifications to the RTLP and <br /> 581 come up with something that is reasonable. This is our area not the Planning Board's area. We want to work with <br /> 582 you and we want to organize we are not going to be run over and we are not going to be forced into this so I would <br /> 583 like to ask you to consider postponing this and give us the time to organize and to get legal counsel. Hereby, 1 <br /> 584 pledge$1,000 dollars of my money as seed money to begin this action. I thank you very much for your attention and <br /> 585 God bless you. <br /> 586 <br /> 587 Betty Garland: I just wanted to say that this is going to be in my backyard. We do a brisk agritourism business in <br /> 588 general here and this is going to have a very negative impact on that. Also, regarding petitions and signatures we <br /> 589 had about 5000 against the Summit project but it got voted in anyway so like if we had 30,000 signatures would that <br /> 590 get somebody's attention? I would like to get that really clarified if I can. That's it. <br /> 591 <br /> 592 Kaila Mitchell: I'm Kaila Mitchell, I live on Jedi Way my parents live on one side and then my in-laws live on the other <br /> 593 we are about a quarter of a mile down the road from Old 86. Before we move here, at the end of 2017, my husband <br /> 594 Matt Mitchell spoke with Michael Harvey asking about the development plans as far as that expansion that plot that <br /> 595 will come up to Davis. He was told that were was no appetite for it and so we were under the impression that it would <br /> 596 not happen. If we had known that it would have, of course we would have chosen not to move here. Some of our <br /> 597 concerns, just like many of our neighbors that I agree with, we are concerned about light, and noise, pollution, air <br /> 598 pollution and of course safety because of the increase traffic, especially the big trucks. I'd also, the potential for the <br /> 599 decrease in the value of our property being so close to a warehouse district. So I wanted to make my concerns <br /> 600 known as well and that I stand in solidarity with my neighbors being 100%opposed to this. Thank you. <br /> 601 <br /> 602 Jon Lorusso: I spoke earlier, I'd just like to say that if this meeting were in person,the attendees, the residents would <br /> 603 have the opportunity to meet and meet each other in person a lot of my neighbors, share contact details and organize <br /> 604 in a way that Mr. Rupplin was speaking about. We don't have the opportunity to do that because this is being done <br /> 605 virtually but if, I was made aware of this through Mr. Garland, Mr. Franklin Garland, I would say,just to keep it simple, <br /> 606 1 am going to email him and see if he has any means of organizing the rest of us. Perhaps a Facebook group or <br /> 607 something along those lines would be useful. Mr. Rupplin if you have any ideas, I can't really share my email with <br /> 608 you right now but I will try to get in touch with you through Mr. Garland and hopefully we can organize something that <br /> 609 way. That's all I have thank you. <br /> 610 <br />