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14 Draft <br /> 1 approved, the value of your property would be damaged. I ask you to speak into the <br /> 2 microphone if you would, please. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Sylvia Stracke: I would like to repeat my request for continuance even on the issue as to whether I have legal <br /> 5 standing so that my attorney can be present to present that argument. I believe I do have <br /> 6 standing. Dodson Knoll Road is something I own. The easement is also on Dodson Knoll <br /> 7 Road, and the prior road maintenance agreement, I think you had asked about, I do have that <br /> 8 with me tonight, but there was an updated road maintenance agreement that was mailed to <br /> 9 the applicant and her parents on September 10th, which I have not received a signed copy <br /> 10 back to update that so that she was agreeing to pay 95 percent of the maintenance on said <br /> 11 road, but there is a lot of traffic on that road just from bona fide farm status, and I would like <br /> 12 to, even from you to question or applicant's attorney to question me on legal standing, I would <br /> 13 like for my attorney to be present. <br /> 14 Leon Meyers: Understand. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Beth Bronson: Thank you very much. I appreciate that. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Leon Meyers: Questions for Ms. Stracke or a motion on standing for Ms. Stracke? <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Jeff Scott: When we look at establishing standing, like what typically,we'd always look for like attorneys, <br /> 21 real estate professionals, engineers, anybody that's an expert that will be able to give <br /> 22 evidence, but we don't typically the 6-week lead time of being able to kind of come up with <br /> 23 this getting somebody to come to an evening meeting,for example, is a challenge. You know? <br /> 24 But, can they bring evidence that is professional and present that in the interim? I don't know <br /> 25 if I'm saying this right, but I guess what I'm saying is like, you know the, not the applicant, the <br /> 26 person trying to establish standing must bring their attorney, great. They can't be here, so <br /> 27 they're asking for a continuance, but that doesn't necessarily absolve them of being able to <br /> 28 bring competent material themselves. Does that make sense? <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Leon Meyers: I agree. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Jeff Scott: You know we want obviously, we need somebody that's a professional that can be able to <br /> 33 establish this stuff, but that doesn't preclude someone coming to this meeting alone and <br /> 34 bringing that information. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Beth Bronson: Yes, representation is not a requirement. It's just strongly suggested. The evidence is what <br /> 37 we're looking for. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Sylvia Stracke: I do not believe the applicant's attorney even contested my legal standing until 2 days ago, <br /> 40 which he was well aware that my attorney was going to be out of state prior to this since weeks <br /> 41 ago. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Leon Meyers: I'll just remind the Board that we need to focus, in my opinion, at this point in the hearing, on <br /> 44 determining whether Ms. Stracke does or does not have standing, and then we can get into <br /> 45 the other questions as the hearing moves forward. A motion would be in order. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Beth Bronson: I'd have to make a motion to, I don't know. This is the only submission of standing that comes <br /> 48 with concrete evidence that they will be able to present the case if they were given a <br /> 49 continuance. <br /> 50 <br /> 14 <br />