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1 <br />Leon Meyers: And Ms. Brooks, in order to demonstrate standing, you would need to show that you might suffer 2 <br />special damages as that term is defined in the statute, if this special use permit were approved. Can you tell us how 3 <br />you would suffer special damages, please? 4 <br /> 5 <br />Jean Forrest Brooks: My land is adjacent. I have 22 acres which runs up East Scarlett Mountain Road, so it borders 6 <br />the piece of property that Roger Dale was supposed to have kept in and included when he used 50, when he did his 7 <br />trailer park. It was supposed to be that he used his allotment for that and the rest of it was supposed to be open space. 8 <br />My property is worth like $35,000 an acre. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Leon Meyers: I'm sorry for interrupting, do you have background in establishing real property values? 11 <br /> 12 <br />Jean Forrest Brooks: – no, I do not but I – 13 <br /> 14 <br />Ben Kuhn: Objection, to her testifying. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Leon Meyers: I understand. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Jean Forrest Brooks: You never let me finish that I had proof. Do you want to object to that? I'm sorry, this whole 19 <br />process is just really – 20 <br /> 21 <br />Leon Meyers: It's very complicated. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Jean Forrest Brooks: It’s very unfair. It really is. 24 <br /> 25 <br />Leon Meyers: Very complicated and confusing and I'm sorry. It's as difficult for the Board as it is for you. I'm sure. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Jean Forrest Brooks: I'm sure. I did have someone coming out because if this development goes in, I will be selling 28 <br />our property and he did tell me when I had to – 29 <br /> 30 <br />Ben Kuhn: Objection. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Leon Meyers: Ms. Brooks, I'm going to have to ask you to – 33 <br /> 34 <br />Jean Forrest Brooks: – he keeps interrupting me and I'm trying to tell you that the guy did tell me about the value of 35 <br />my land. I do not have anything written. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Leon Meyers: That would be hearsay for the purpose of this hearing. So, thank you for being here. I wish we could 38 <br />hear your testimony. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Beth Bronson: Do we need to make a motion? 41 <br /> 42 <br />Leon Meyers: Well, it looks to me like Ms. Brooks has decided not to speak. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Jean Forrest Brooks: You said that I was not qualified. 45 <br /> 46 <br />Leon Meyers: What I meant to do was to ask you to demonstrate how you would prove special damages given that I 47 <br />believe you said you don't have any background in establishing real property values? 48 <br /> 49 <br />Jean Forrest Brooks: No, but I did hire a realtor to come out and he said with the development- 50 <br />16