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f .. <br />THAT THE BOARD CONTINUE TO PROTECT ALL AREAS OF THE COUNTY FROM DOWN— <br />GRADING BY OVERZEALOUS DEVELOPERS, <br />JAMES EDEN,OF 1520 WYNN COVE DRIVE, CAME FORWARD REPRESENTING <br />THE WYNN COVE HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS OPPOSED TO CHANGING <br />THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN IN AREAS % AND 9. HE STATED THAT THIS <br />IS NOT JUST A SIMPLE CHANGE TO ALLOW A FEW CONDOMINIUMS'AND A SMALL <br />SHOPPING CENTER, BUT ONE WITH FAR REACHING CONSEQUENCES, WHICH WILL <br />AFFECT THE RESIDENTS NOT ONLY FINANCIALLY, BUT IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH <br />AND TRANSPORTATION AS WELL.. HE SPOKE OF DRAINAGE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY HARD <br />SURFACE PARKING LOTS, AND NOTED THAT MULTI—FAMILY WILL ATTRACT FAMILIES <br />WITH CHILDREN AND INCREASE THE NEEDS FOR SCHOOL SERVICES, POLICE, FIRE, <br />AMBULANCE, ETC. MR. EDEN STATED THESE CHANGES ARE ONLY GOOD FOR THE <br />DEVELOPER AND THOSE WHO WISH TO PROMOTE A "FAST BUCK." <br />CHARLES MCALLISTER, OF 1938 MOORING LINE DRIVE, SPOKE <br />REPRESENTING THE MOORINGS OF VERO BEACH PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, <br />COMPRISED OF 225 FAMILY MEMBERS. HE STATED THEY STRONGLY OPPOSE THE <br />PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN AS IT AFFECTS SOUTH <br />BEACH AND ARE NOT CONVINCED THE PLANNERS PRESENTED ANY COMPELLING FACTS <br />TO SHOW A NEED FOR SUCH A CHANGE. HE NOTED.THERE HAS BEEN NO DEMAND FOR <br />SUCH A CHANGE, AND THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE MOST AFFECTED HAVE, IN FACT, <br />RAISED A LOUD OUTCRY AGAINST IT. HE QUOTED A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING <br />AND ZONING BOARD WHO STATED: "WE RECEIVE INPUT FROM PEOPLE, EVALUATE <br />AND MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON THE INPUT." MR. MCALLISTER NOTED THIS <br />SAME MEMBER VOTED FOR THE CHANGE. AND APPARENTLY PAID NO ATTENTION TO <br />THE INPUT FROM THE 1,300 WHO OPPOSED IT. HE FELT THERE HAS BEEN AN <br />ORDERLY INCREASE IN THE GROWTH OF THE SOUTH BEACH AREA; THAT THERE IS <br />NO DEMAND FOR A CHANGE; AND URGED THE BOARD NOT TO MAKE ANY CHANGE. <br />HE NOTED THAT MR. PADGETT SINGLED OUT THE MOORINGS IN HIS PRESENTATION <br />AND AGREED THAT THEY DO HAVE MEDIUM DENSITY IN THE MOORINGS AND THERE <br />ARE COMMERCIAL AREAS, BUT POINTED OUT THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS WHEN <br />a THEY BOUGHT THEIR HOMES. THEY WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE REST OF THE <br />BEACH WAS PLANNED FOR SINGLE FAMILY, AND ALL THE FACTS PRESENTED BY <br />MR. PADGETT FAIL TO MAKE THEM SEE THE NEED,FOR THE CHANGE OF THE <br />MASTER PLAN. MR. MCALLISTER AGREED THAT -MR. PADGETT IS BUILDING A <br />NICE DEVELOPMENT BUT POINTED OUT IF HE SHOULD DECIDE TO.SELL OR ANYTHING <br />8 <br />,my% 3 <br />