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7 <br /> Draft <br /> 1 Leon Meyers: I am not sure if that makes a difference because if the center of the easement is in the right place then <br /> 2 they really just need 4 feet of space on either side you care about and you would still be here for a variance even if the <br /> 3 easement were 60 feet. I am just curious as to why the surveyor would show the easement one width and the attorneys <br /> 4 who drew the encroachment agreement would draw another one. It is really a curiosity at this point. Ms. Stokes before <br /> 5 you make your presentation tonight, I am going to make you aware of the fact that there are 4 members of a 5 member <br /> 6 board here tonight. I hope someone has seen to that already. The significance to that is that the state statue and the <br /> 7 zoning ordinance require 4 votes for an approval of a variance to a zoning ordinance and there are 4 of us here tonight. <br /> 8 And in other circumstances there would be 5 members, so what that means is that if you would like to proceed with the <br /> 9 case a unanimous vote would be required for approval of a variance. And I have no way of knowing what every board <br /> 10 member are thinking. It would be an option for you to request for the board to delay hearing this matter if that is what <br /> 11 you prefer. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Beverly Stokes: I would not like to delay anymore. I have been in this process for over 3 years trying to redo a house <br /> 14 that needs some repairs. It is better for me to rebuild. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Leon Meyers: I certainly understand. I am going to apologize for not being in full force as a board. We had a resignation <br /> 17 as of today which was the 5t" person otherwise would have been here tonight. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Beverly Stokes: We are in question about it shouldn't effect anyone because of that wooded area and then ask the <br /> 20 people who are on that strip, I keep it cleaned off so I don't think it would affect anybody. That's the reason I'm asking <br /> 21 for this permit. It doesn't affect the environment or anything like that. The encroachment with the power company has <br /> 22 caused me to have to be here. They've taken the majority of that land and only allowed me 1,201 square feet out of <br /> 23 half an acre of land. I am asking because I don't think it would be an imposition on anybody's plat. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Leon Meyers: Just to be clear, you said no others have contacted you since it was posted? <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Pat Mallett: I think there have been a few, I'm not sure if the folks here are the same neighbors who called with general <br /> 28 questions but nothing negative. I'll note on this, I think this may be a mistake, the reference to 60 feet. You go back to <br /> 29 the legal description, it says 68 feet. It's odd to see a 68 foot easement as opposed to the standard 60. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Leon Meyers: Ms. Stokes, do you have anything else you'd like to tell the Board members or have any questions. 1 <br /> 32 want to be sure you have a chance to say what you want to say. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Beverly Stokes: I really don't because I am just worried. My business complaint and argument is with the power <br /> 35 company for taking so much and if you go and look at it, they did it along their wires and as far as I'm concerned, they <br /> 36 can go and straighten them up and I could have what I need to do. Doing my research, I didn't see when grounds <br /> 37 found for encroachment and that angers me just to have to come here and ask for 8'/2 feet is a little much. It's wooded <br /> 38 area and I don't think it would be a problem and I think that when they moved the divide, years ago, it just didn't come <br /> 39 out the straight way and according to where I live, the lot that's beside me, my grandfather owned that and it they split <br /> 40 the acre and the house is right there on the line and back then they just didn't know what they were doing. I think that's <br /> 41 the big issue here and as a child, I remember they used all of that property back there, they had outhouses, pig pens <br /> 42 and things of that nature but I was so young, I don't even remember my grandfather but I do remember them using all <br /> 43 of the property and even on the side where the side property is, that was garden area. That I do remember, I just want <br /> 44 8'/2 feet. The reason I have this property, I was the grandchild that stayed there the most with my grandmother, aunt <br /> 45 and cousin and they took care of the property and my oldest uncle took care of them but they always took care of the <br /> 46 property and I stayed with my grandmother the most. I hate to tear the house down because I so many memories, <br /> 47 good memories of being in this house but I have put so much money in it trying to refurbish and every time I turn <br /> 48 around, it's something else that's wrong. I've tried to, the last ditch effort was to jack the house up and have the floors <br /> 49 repaired, just for the floors and jacking it up was going to costs more than $1,000. That's a lot of money, that's not to <br /> 5 <br />