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agriculture is important in this county. He wondered if it is a healthy decision for so many people <br />to be living next to producing agricultural land. He suggested they may want to consider a <br />moratorium. Some sort of transition from agriculture to the urban service area is needed. The <br />direction we are taking is not a transition. <br />Commissioner Ginn was concerned spraying by airplanes serving the citrus groves will <br />affect the development. <br />Gary Wheeler, 3302 63rd Square, feels growth is inevitable. People have the right to <br />develop, and we have the right to decide how it is to be developed. He believes it is time to <br />reevaluate our route to determine the destination we want. He hoped the Board would sit down <br />and take a hard look at impact fees, additional east/west thoroughfares, our comprehensive land <br />use plan, and our urban service area. <br />Commissioner Ginn thought major errors have been made; we should have stopped growth <br />at Interstate 95. At the Taxpayers Meeting, the Superintendent of Schools said over the last three <br />years they have 1500 more students. In Port St. Lucie, they have issued permits for 5200 homes <br />this past year, and she feels if we are not careful we could have the same situation here. The Board <br />is going to examine impact fees and she asked if they need to enact a pending ordinance until the <br />study is completed. <br />Attorney Collins counseled the Board to clarify the revisions that they want made to the <br />Comprehensive Plan, then all applications can be held pending the public hearing. He believed <br />they were suggesting a moratorium on all development or the development around the I-95 node. <br />They would have to advertise and hold a public hearing to get public input in order to adopt a <br />moratorium to study impact fees or revise the Comprehensive Plan. Attorney Collins's opined a <br />moratorium would probably take 9 to 12 months which could shut down a significant segment of <br />the economy that the board is trying hard to stimulate. <br />Commissioner Ginn commented we do have a lot of small manufacturing businesses <br />tucked away and we do not need to change our level of service. <br />DECEMBER 16, 2003 13 <br />