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COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT THERE WAS ALWAYS THE POSSI- BILITY OF SOME OF THE PROPERTY BEING SOLD OFF. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE MOTION, IT WAS VOTED ON AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER,SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER WODTKE, TO TABLE THE REZONING REQUEST OF JOHN COLE AND BOB HOFMANN ON THE BASIS THAT THERE IS NO LEGAL WAY OF RESTRICTING THIS DEVELOPMENT TO FOUR UNITS PER ACRE AS PRESENTED AS THE R-1PM ZONING REQUESTED CATEGOR- ICALLY ALLOWS 8 UNITS PER ACRE, AND HE WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO ESTABLISH A ZONE WHICH WOULD LEGALLY RESTRICT THIS DEVELOPMENT TO FOUR UNITS PER ACRE, COMMISSIONERS SCHMUCKER AND WODTKE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, COMMISSIONERS MASSEY, SIEBERT AND CHAIRMAN LOY VOTED IN OPPOSITION, AND THE MOTION WAS DENIED. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE FELT THE REZONING REQUEST UNDER CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE ACTED ON AT THIS TIME AS HE DID NOT NECES- SARILY FEEL THAT LIMITING IT TO FOUR UNITS PER ACRE MADE IT THAT MUCH MORE DESIRABLE IN THE OVERALL PICTURE, MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, TO DENY THE PETITION OF JOHN D. COLE AND BOB HOFMANN FOR A RE- ZONING TO R -1P'1 FOR REASONS STATED BEFORE AS TO THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THE LAND; THE IMPACT ON COUNTY SERVICES, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN CLARIFIED; AND POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH THE MASTER PLAN, COMMISSIONERS SIEBERT, MASSEY AND CHAIRMAN LOY VOTED IN FAVOR, COMMISSIONERS SCHMUCKER AND WODTKE VOTED IN OPPOSITION, AND THE MIOTION TO DENY THE REZONING REQUEST WAS CARRIED, THE BOARD DISCUSSED WITH VAL BRENNAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR, THE IDEA OF HIRING SOMEONE TO DO AN INVENTORY OF RECREATION FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, ETC., AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY AND RESEARCH OF RECREATION PRO- GRAMS, INCLUDING INVESTIGATION OF OTHER COMMUNITIES' PROGRAMS, LONG RANGE PLANS, ETC, MR, BRENNAII SAID IF HE HAD THE HOARD'S PERMISSION TO HIRE A MAN ON A PART-TIME BASIS TO HELP PUT THIS TOGETHER AND CORRELATE IT WITH THE INFORMATION THEY ALREADY HAD, HE THOYGHT HIS DEPARTMENT COULD HANDLE IT, ALTHOUGH THE TIME ELEMENT MADE IT A PROBLEM, 1E SAID HE FELT MANY MEETINGS WOULD BE NECESSARY AS THIS STUDY PROGRESSED TO BE SURE THEY ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, 27 NOV 51975