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WILLIAM KOOLAGE NOTED THIS IS -MULTIPLE HOUSING, AND ASKED WHETHER IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED LOW COST HOUSING. HE STATED THAT IT BOTHERS HIM TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A NEED FOR LOW COST HOUSING AND DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WILL ADDRESS ITSELF TO THAT NEED, CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT IT HAS BEEN INDICATED THAT THESE UNITS WILL BE IN THE $20,000 RANGE. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER NOTED THAT WITH TODAY'S COSTS THE ONLY LOW COST HOUSING WOULD HAVE TO BE SUBSIDIZED HOUSING, AND COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THE ONLY WAY ANYONE CAN GET FEDERAL OR STATE ASSISTANCE IS WITH WATER AND SEWER. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER FELT THIS IS ELIMINATING FREE ENTERPRISE. ARGUMENT CONTINUED ON THIS POINT. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED HIS POINT IS THAT YOU DON'T NEED THE ZONING UNTIL YOU ARE SURE YOU CAN PROVIDE THE SERVICES. COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED MR. BERG IF HE HAS HAD ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THESE DEVELOPERS. MR. BERG STATED THAT THEY WERE PRESENT AT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AND HE BELIEVED MR. CIPRIANO OF C.& L DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS BUYING THE PROPERTY FROM THE ANTHONYS. MR. BERG FELT IT SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED THAT A PERSON RECEIVING THIS REZONING COULD TURN AROUND AND SELL THE PROPERTY TO ANYONE AS YOU HAVE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE APPLICANT WILL DO WHAT HE SAYS HE WILL DO. MR. BERG CONTINUED THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FEELS THIS IS A PROPER USE, BUT THAT IT IS PREMATURE BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM OF.AVAILABILITY OF WATER AND SEWER, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT WE ALWAYS.INTENDED TO USE ANY EXCESS CAPACITY FOR LOW COST HOUSING, AND COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER FELT THAT THIS WAY THE GOVERNMENT'WILL PICK THE ONE WHO GETS IT. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT SOMEONE MUST DECIDE WHO GETS THE WATER COMMITMENT. COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT IF WE HAD LOTS OF WATER AND LOTS OF SEWER, THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEM, BUT WE ARE NOT IN THAT POSITION AT THIS POINT. 33 J UN 71978 35 Pain 78