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going through it. <br />Jennifer Godfrey, 13515 101st Street, said Vona Wohlenberg runs a commercial <br />business on her property to make money which is no different than what they are asking <br />permission to do. She displayed pictures to show improvements they have made on their 40 <br />acres that only increased the property value and she read her letter (copy not furnished to the <br />Clerk) addressing the concerns of surrounding residents, and defended the actions and intents of <br />her family. <br />Ken Godfrey, 13515 101st Street, said the reason he bought the property on <br />Babcock was because Babcock is a truck route. It is the only road that goes through to Brevard <br />County. Trucks from Brevard County travel that route everyday. He explained that he is a small <br />businessman and plans to dig one acre a year. He projected a 20 -year project based on the <br />permit he has acquired from St. Johns River Water Management District. It was the County that <br />told him he can only dig for 10 years. He explained the reason he requested 7 days a week was <br />because he feels he is being regulated when trucks already travel on Babcock every Saturday and <br />Sunday. In regard to the citrus buffer, he showed a picture of the 30-35 foot tall oak trees and <br />felt they will provide more of a buffer than grassy berm. He said he felt that he was being <br />portrayed as a villain. <br />Commissioner Adams responded to Mr. Godfrey's comments. She said CR -507 <br />(Babcock) is not designated as a truck route. She complimented him, however, for having a <br />beautiful place. She told Attorney O'Haire that she was disappointed in him because the photos <br />he displayed were misleading. She felt this was not a traffic issue but a sand mine in the middle <br />of one -unit -per -5 -acre ranches. She reminded the Board that when the ordinance was prepared <br />three years ago they made the requirement for sand mining an administrative permit in order to <br />deal with each one on an individual basis because of the probability of a large impact. She <br />stressed that the Godfrey's cannot have such an impact on their neighbors, and she did not see <br />anything that has changed in three years. <br />NOVEMBER 18, 2003 30 <br />