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There were 27 people who spoke in favor, 28 in opposition, and 2 remained neutral. (CLERK’S NOTE: Chairman Ginn called for a brief recess at 12:41 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 12:48 p.m. with all members present.) Chairman Ginn reconvened the meeting thanking everyone for his or her input. She described Indian River County as a place where neighbors can express their opinions and regardless of what others think they still remain friends, which makes this county different from the rest of Florida. She hoped that listening to each other we might find a middle ground. She recalled the time when there was a moratorium on conditional uses and development th along US Highway 1 near 17 Street, which was a positive measure at the time. However, she reiterated that she was not proposing a moratorium. Then she gave the Commissioners an opportunity to express their opinion. Vice Chairman Neuberger said if he was asked to vote today, it would be “no.” He had too many questions left unanswered and he wanted more time before he cast his vote. His primary concerns were that several people asked for further study. He questioned if the statistics presented were correct, and he felt the need to have an economic impact study of what effect the interim growth measure would have on the community. He said he had a list of other questions that he would present in another form. Commissioner Macht said this growth measure is a moratorium and how a moratorium will shape our community is unpredictable. He is always concerned with what happens to people on the low economic plane. They have less control of what goes on economically and he felt that should be considered by the Board. He is concerned with what impacts agriculture and believes they do need to do something about residential zoning adjacent to agriculture and interfacing between zoning categories, single-family, multi-family, and commercial. He does not believe the county has done a good job relative to those two categories. He thought this could be done through the Land Development Regulations rather than revising the Comprehensive Plan. He believes uncontrolled growth is a misnomer because there is a control measure in the Comprehensive Plan. March 9, 2004 20