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Lex Kromhout, a member of the Soil and Water Conservation District Board, said they want to be a part of the workshop committee to provide their input. He stated the County is rapidly approaching an economic factor whereby agriculture can no longer operate and in conjunction with soil and water, they are concerned. Geraldine White, 274 57th Circle, said she wants to see "planned communities" and pleaded with the Board to impose a moratorium. (After Joseph Schulke's remarks later in the meeting, Geraldine amended her statement to "maybe a moratorium is not necessary.") Adrine Cuffe, 695 43rd Avenue, misunderstood the purpose of this workshop and did not intend to speak today, but asked for the right to address the Board at a later time. Richard Vialoski, 940 Oyster Shell Lane, wants the Board to take direction towards the quality of development. He suggested looking for other means of transportation to eliminate the number of cars on the roads. He believes the Board should invite speakers from out-of-county who lecture on smart growth to educate them on issues of planning and growth. George Beuttell, 5000 16th Street, felt the emphasis should be on infrastructure and transportation. Bruce Barkett, 156 Beachland Blvd., spoke in favor of amending the Land Development Regulations. Anthony Donadio, 1650 E. Roseland Court, opened a discussion regarding the need for affordable housing. He felt reducing density is not the solution. He agreed with Commissioner Wheeler's idea of designating a certain area just for affordable housing. Commissioner Davis preferred that the land be "dedicated rather than designated." Debb Robinson, Vice President of Laurel Homes, addressed the problems of not building roads in a timely fashion as homes are being built and down zoning. Martin Taber, Martin County Developer, suggested creating an Indian River Quality Development Program which gives a faster track for approval, sets the tone in the community with developers that live here on how we want the area developed, creates regulations in the Land Development Regulations (LDRs) that have to do with buffers and transition zones. January 12, 2005 3