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<br />th <br />Robert Johnson, <br /> 535 39 Court SW, asked if this ordinance was going to be applicable <br />to the industrial park on the west side of Oslo Road and Director Boling responded “no”. It could <br />be a future issue, but it is not currently. <br /> <br />th <br />Bea Gardener, <br />4480 25 Lane, felt they should go back to the drawing board and go <br />with tax abatements to encourage businesses to come here instead of higher buildings. <br />Chairman Ginn and Commissioner Adams both recalled that the tax abatement issue had <br />failed in the past and they did not think it would be worth bringing up again. <br /> <br />Frank Coffey <br />, 1200 Admirals Walk, said the question is what kind of development do <br />we want. The people of this county are the ones that have to live with these decisions and they <br />have to decide what they want this county to look like. He believes we must encourage good <br />businesses with good wages to help this county. <br /> <br />George Watson, <br /> 150 McKee Lane, spoke in favor of the ordinance explaining that we <br />are only trying to make ourselves competitive with other counties in the State of Florida. <br /> <br /> <br />The Chairman asked if anyone else wished to be heard regarding this matter. There being <br />none, the Chairman closed the public hearing. <br /> <br /> <br />Commissioner Adams said she did not think it was a problem having the building close to <br />I-95 because the drivers are passing by at 80 mph and not looking at it for any length of time. We <br />th <br />have already been in the business of removing oak trees and obviously the canal bank along 98 <br />Avenue would have been a good place to put the trees to help obscure the line of sight to the top of <br />the building. We are at the crossroads and somehow we have to marry the idea that we want <br />economic development with the realization of what it is. We have said consistently over the past <br />February 10, 2004 <br />14 <br /> <br />