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15 <br /> 439 <br /> 440 Adam Beeman: I asked her to read the letter than she sent to me and Ms. Bedford on the BOCC. So, she read the letter <br /> 441 that she sent me. There were no off the cuff remarks, it was simply reading a letter that she had submitted into the <br /> 442 record. <br /> 443 <br /> 444 Melissa Poole: In all of our years, this is the first time we've ever had a representative city or county, in all the years that <br /> 445 Adam and I have been here, come to say anything. So, it was a new one for us. <br /> 446 <br /> 447 Adam Beeman:That was my decision, so if there's a problem, it was up to the chair on that one. <br /> 448 <br /> 449 Melissa Poole: We talked about it though and you definitely were aware that other people were upset. <br /> 450 <br /> 451 Adam Beeman:They didn't like the narrative being left where she left it,that was the issue. If she didn't come up and say <br /> 452 anything, they would've been fat, dumb and happy but because she came up and left it with her letter, they were upset <br /> 453 that the public had to hear that and walk away for the night and think about that.That was the issue with them. <br /> 454 <br /> 455 Melissa Poole: Some of them were upset that she went longer than 3 minutes. <br /> 456 <br /> 457 Overlapping conversations <br /> 458 <br /> 459 Adam Beeman: It was all my decision. <br /> 460 <br /> 461 Melissa Poole: I know but that's why I think it is important to make the point in this work session. I am not disagreeing <br /> 462 with adding it, I'm just saying it needs to be very judiciously used. <br /> 463 <br /> 464 Charity Kirk: How would you change the language so if we are not here anymore and it is someone in the future... <br /> 465 <br /> 466 Melissa Poole: I'm not saying that it shouldn't be there. I'm just making the comment for those of us that are here. <br /> 467 <br /> 468 Charity Kirk: In 10 years, none of us will be here. <br /> 469 <br /> 470 Melissa Poole: This is my question for Charity. You brought forth and I think we all agreed with you bringing forth the <br /> 471 idea of applicant time limitations.What are you thinking? <br /> 472 <br /> 473 Overlapping conversations <br /> 474 <br /> 475 Delores Bailey:Are we done with the 3 minutes? <br /> 476 <br /> 477 Beth Bronson: I will say, I'm down to let people yield their time. <br /> 478 <br /> 479 Adam Beeman: No, no, no. That is the wrong road to go down. <br /> 480 <br /> 481 Overlapping conversations <br /> 482 <br /> 483 Beth Bronson: I hear what you are saying. I am just saying I would consider it in that there may be one neighbor that <br /> 484 wants to represent ....as long as all 5 people are here, signed in to speak... <br /> 485 <br /> 486 Adam Beeman:They can submit their collective letter to the planning board Google Docs. I read all those things so if <br /> 487 they have some lengthy thing they want to say, submit away to the Commissioners and us on that Doc. I read it. I can't <br /> 488 speak for anyone else on this board, but I read those.The issue that we are going to come to is what they will all say, <br /> 489 "not in my back yard." I don't want someone to stand here and tell me my 15 neighbors said this too. Great, if the 15 <br /> 490 neighbors want to say it, then line them up and tell me the same thing 15 times. I'd rather them not say the same thing <br /> 491 15 times either.You're not getting anywhere with that because I get bored, and I'm done listening. <br /> 492 <br />