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Orange County. Now we need to move them from neutral to positive. Your expression of <br /> support for economic development will bring us what we want and set a good tone for the <br /> future. Thank you for consideration of this project. <br /> Anita Badrock: I'm here tonight as the Chairman of the Orange County Economic <br /> Development Commission. You've previously heard from members of the Commission in <br /> support of this project. We've submitted information to you in support of this project. We've <br /> reiterated that in response to some questions that you-and members of the Planning Board <br /> had. I'm just here tonight to say thank you on behalf of the Economic Development <br /> Commission for the opportunity to advise you on this project, to tell you what we think. I'm just <br /> here to say thank you from the bankers, the farmers, the small business owners, the large <br /> business employees, the marketing and business professional people, the economic <br /> development experts—all of whom you've appointed to be on this committee who have <br /> reviewed this and looked at this and said, "we really think this is a great project," and we really <br /> hope that you all will support it. <br /> Chair Jacobs: Those are the only two people who have been sworn to speak, was there <br /> anyone else who wished to speak? If not, I'll entertain a motion to close the public hearing and <br /> whatever other part of the administration recommendation you care to make. <br /> Geof Gledhill: Mr. Chairman, I would recommend you do them in the order in which they're <br /> listed to make sure everything gets in the record. <br /> Chair Jacobs: Well, we've received the information contained within the record of this project. <br /> Commissioner Carey: I'll make that motion. <br /> Commissioner Gordon: What if Commissioners have questions or comments that they want <br /> to be considered? Wouldn't you have to have that on record? <br /> Geof Gledhill: You can ask whatever you want, however, your comments and questions are <br /> part of the deliberative process, and that's what's in front of you. <br /> Commissioner Gordon: I wanted to ask some questions about what was contained in the <br /> record. <br /> Commissioner Carey: I'll hold my motion to give Commissioner Gordon an opportunity to ask <br /> her questions. <br /> Commissioner Gordon: I just wanted to know, the way this is organized, there are a couple of <br /> things I had a question on. One is, we refer to Article 7, Article 8, and Article 20. It talked <br /> about specific places in Article 20, and then you go into Section 7.5.4, which I believe is <br /> probably Article 7. But when you get to the special use permit, I don't see specific reference to <br /> any part of Article 8, so I don't see how you've gone through and specifically addressed each <br /> part. One of the things I don't see is that there's a lot of reference to, "a site-specific <br /> development plan," which I believe would be something that would come in under Article 8, yet I <br /> don't see the site-specific development plan. So I guess my question is, is this complete? <br /> Where are the references to Article 8 and where is the site-specific development plan? <br />