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I s COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT HE IS CURIOUS ABOUT THE PAVING OF THIS ROAD WEST AND ASKED IF THE TRAFFIC COUNTS JUSTIFY THIS. COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ROAD IN THE FARM -TO -MARKET PROCEDURE, AND IT IS ON OUR PRIORITY LIST. IT IS NOT STRICTLY THE STATE WHO WANTS THIS; WE WANT IT ALSO, CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF THE BOARD WANTED TO WAIT AND VOTE ON THE MATTERS TOGETHER OR MAKE DECISIONS SEPARATELY. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT IN SOME WAY WE HAVE TO REDUCE THE GENERAL TOTAL ACREAGE FOR COMMERCIAL ALONG OSLO ROAD. THERE IS JUST TOO MUCH OF IT. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF RESTRICTING ALL THE COMMERCIAL TO THE EAST OF 1-95; THAT HE FELT THERE SHOULD BE SOME B-1 TO THE WEST. COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT 1-95 DOESN'T ACTUALLY PRESENT A BARRIER. MR. HOGAN POINTED OUT THAT THE BOARD WOULD BE CUTTING OUT SIX MILES IF THEY CUT OUT THE COMMERCIAL TO THE WEST. COMMISSIONER Loy SUGGESTED THAT THE COMMERCIAL BE LEFT. FROM 1-95 OUT TO 90TH AVENUE ON THE WEST SIDE. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE WOULD RATHER SEE IT PLANNED BUSINESS, BUT THAT CANNOT BE DONE RIGHT NOW. COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT HE FELT THAT TO EXTEND THE COMMERCIAL TO 90TH AVENUE WAS A LOT OF TERRITORY, AND HE WOULD VOTE TO GO HALF THAT FAR, PHIL HOUCK INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE OWNS PROPERTY IN SECTION 27 AND PRESENTLY THE NORTH HALF IS ZONED COMMERCIAL JUST AS IT WAS WHEN HE BOUGHT THE LAND, AND POINTED OUT THAT THE ROAD HAS BEEN ZONED COMMERCIAL SINCE 1955, HE FELT IT HASN'T HURT ANYTHING AND WHY CHANGE IT? CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT THE REASON IS THAT WE CANNOT HAVE MILE AFTER MILE OF STRIP ZONING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTY.. HE POINTED OUT THAT ZONING IS NOT AN INHERENT RIGHT YOU HAVE WITH YOUR PROPERTY, AND CONTINUED THAT ALTHOUGH THE PROPERTY MAY HAVE BEEN ZONED COMMERCIAL, IT HAS NOT BEEN UTILIZED AS COMMERCIAL BUT AS AGRICULTURAL, AND MAYBE THAT IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE ZONED. YOU CAN ARGUE EITHER WAY. 64 F , i 37