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33 <br /> 1 Beth Bronson: Than the value of the home? <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Richard Kirkland: It's going up. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Beth Bronson:Well, it is going up,yes. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Richard Kirkland: Well, and that's what happens when you have properties that are in this sort of situation where they're in <br /> 8 the 1970s or, again, having grown up in the 70s, I again, I show my age, but again,the homes are getting older. And,you <br /> 9 know,the market has changed. You're not going to see more homes built like this directly on the highway like this. In the <br /> 10 fullness of time,you know, I would imagine a developer would buy these and reassemble them and do something. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Beth Bronson:Assuming that a developer was able to buy multiple parcels. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Richard Kirkland: What happens,and we do this right now. I'm doing this for a speculator right now. They acquire them as <br /> 15 they become available. And they just rent out the homes until they finally can put it together. And you'll find that the homes <br /> 16 will be selling just fine. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Beth Bronson:And again, in other neighborhoods of this, more like this character then say a million dollar home in Cary, 1 <br /> 19 would say that a lot of people in the area are finding profit by revamping their homes that were born in the 60s and 70s <br /> 20 rather than tearing them down or letting modern development. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Richard Kirkland: It depends on, it depends on what you've got,what you're starting point is. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Beth Bronson:Agreed. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Richard Kirkland: Yes. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Beth Bronson: 100 percent. Yeah, I just want to point out the stark difference in the comparison not that it's not comparable <br /> 29 in the park setting, in the parks and recreational setting, right. I don't mean to question your expertise there. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Richard Kirkland: And again back to your point, I mean, redevelopment and keeping the historical character you'll see that <br /> 32 a lot especially in, you know, you see that in downtown areas. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Leon Meyers:Anything else for Mr. Kirkland? Thank you, sir. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Patrick Byker: Mr. Chairman, Patrick Byker again for the applicant. Rather than go over a detailed summary of the <br /> 37 evidence. I know we've got less than 15 minutes left in this meeting unless you choose to extend it. We were respectfully <br /> 38 asking for a vote tonight so we will put on the record that we will cut off the lights at 10:00 p.m.for all recreational facilities <br /> 39 here. And rather than listen to me give a boring summary of the evidence,we would like to briefly present the <br /> 40 presentations of John Pelphrey for Orange County Tennis and then Patrick Cummings for HYAA. Thank you. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Beth Bronson: Before we begin, do we want to discuss going past 10? <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Leon Meyers:Yeah, let's get this witness done. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Beth Bronson: There's two more. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 John Pelphrey: Hello. I'm John Pelphrey. I have lived in Orange County since 2004. 1 live at 421 Saint Mary's Road. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Leon Meyers: Mr. Pelphrey, have you been sworn? <br /> 51 <br /> 52 John Pelphrey:Yes, I was sworn in the meeting prior. <br /> 53 <br /> 54 Leon Meyers: Good. Thank you. <br /> 55 <br />