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1 <br />Derrick Eads: I would imagine, again, I cannot put a dollar amount to this, but I would imagine the appeal of owning a 2 <br />larger piece of land next to the proposed development, cause the next step after this SUP, the next step here is going 3 <br />to the town to be annexed this property. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Leon Meyers: Nathan, did that give you the information that you need? 6 <br /> 7 <br />Nathan Robinson: Yeah. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Leon Meyers: Okay. Any discussion on the motion and the motion again is to deny standing Mr. Eads as the witness, 10 <br />is that right? 11 <br /> 12 <br />Beth Bronson: Well now again, I mean, without being able to ask questions, you know, of the questioner. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Leon Meyers: Witnesses with standing are entitled to ask questions of the applicant and the Board. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Beth Bronson: To determine if a witness has a standing, I feel like you would have to ask the witness about 17 <br />information that they would have, that they would be an expert in or that they would be considered to have standing in. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Leon Meyers: Well, I thought, thought I asked Mr. Eads about his background to establishing property, right? 20 <br /> 21 <br />Ben Kuhn: Yeah, I think it's the witness's prerogative to come up and establish stating that he had come forward 22 <br />and he asked for that his testimony on the issues of special damages. But he's stating so far, it sounds like generalized 23 <br />fear and speculation about what might happen in the future, if something happens down the road. 24 <br /> 25 <br />Leon Meyers: Right, well I don't know that I would characterize it exactly that way. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Ben Kuhn: We will continue to object. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Leon Meyers: Understand, good. All right, any other discussion on the motion to deny standing for this witness? All 30 <br />in favor, please say aye. 31 <br /> 32 <br />MOTION made by Beth Bronson. Seconded by Jeff Scott. 33 VOTE: Unanimous. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Leon Meyers: Any opposed? None opposed. Mr. Eads, thank you for being here. I'm sorry we can't hear your 36 <br />testimony. Ms. Brooks? 37 <br /> 38 <br />Jean Forrest Brooks: Yes. I'm Jean Forrest Brooks, born in Orange County and raised in Orange County, taught 39 <br />school here. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Leon Meyers: Ms. Brooks, before you begin, excuse me for interrupting already, I'm going to ask you to keep your 42 <br />comments at this part of the hearing directed specifically toward how you maybe entitled to standing as a witness in this 43 <br />case. Thank you. Please go ahead. 44 <br /> 45 <br />Jean Forrest Brooks: Okay. My husband was an attorney and in the legislature for a couple of terms and 30 years 46 <br />ago he started this file on that piece of property. When it was sold a couple of years ago, we noticed, I noticed it was 47 <br />sold. I went to the county, called the county, and told them about the history and how it was documented that that piece 48 <br />of land was never to be developed. They in turn went back to their records and said yes, I was right. That's where we 49 <br />are now and people asking for it to be not so. 50 <br />15