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for a rural lifestyle. And that's really what's at stake here, is that the owners of the property on this road have a rural lifestyle. It's one that was chosen and it was one in which we accepted, because it did have some drawbacks. I also believe that the Montessori school is a good school. I have nothing against that school. However, I do believe that this is the wrong site for this school. The traffic alone is going to be an issue. It's really hard to paint a picture. It is really, really rural. There is no shoulder on this road. If 10,000 cars could be on this road, I'd be really surprised. I don't know where that number came from. I'd like to see that documented. I don't think that this road could handle that kind of traffic. I guess it becomes an issue of what about the rights of the current homeowners on this particular strip of property. think Mr. Bagwell said it well. I ask you to look out for the quality of life for those people who already live here versus someone who is trying to come into that community. I thank you very much and I urge you not to support this proposal. Commissioner Gordon: What are the dimensions of the property? The front and the back, and especially the front. The next question has to do with some of the things that are in the agenda abstract. This is on page 2-3 and the Ordinance Requirements, #1 is Service Provision, that Caldwell Fire Department has identified the need for a water source and the water source must be designed and installed. I realize it needs to be approved. So there's the fire water source and then there's the water source for the school as well. So that's just a question about the water supply. And then the wastewater treatment plant and staff comment is that the Health Department has expressed concern that the site plan does not appear to show adequate area to support the necessary system for the school. I guess the other question I had is what's the backup plan? What's the nearest public water and sewer supply? Michael Harvey: Specifically, the amount of frontage at the most widest point is 160 feet and at the narrowest point is approximately 50, and that's at the proposed new entranceway. Commissioner Gordon: When it gets back to the full width of the site, what is it? Michael Harvey: Approximately 225 feet just behind the Mack property. The total width of the property is 449 feet. To answer your question about the water source, I'm actually going to ask the applicant to address that. Steve Yuhasz: Again, as I mentioned earlier, I did talk with the Fire Chief, Andy Gates, at the Caldwell Fire Department. There is a pond proposed at the eastern edge of the site. That pond will be sized in consultation with the Fire Marshal. We need to determine the construction materials and the sequencing of the construction of the buildings and that is what we will need to have further conversations with the Fire Marshal to determine exactly the size that he would want that pond to be. That is yet to be determined, but he's given me his assurance that he feels that the area that we've shown is going to be adequate to store the amount of water that he anticipates he would need to fight a fire on this property. As far as the well sites, we do show two well sites on this property. We don't anticipate drilling two wells. We just wanted to make sure that we had a backup area if we did need to have a second well. The intention is only to drill one well and that would serve the school facility. That is going to have to be approved by the State because of the number of students that there will be at the facility.