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County staff, and that he did not file an appeal within 21 days of getting the letter because he did not know that he could. Commissioner O'Bryan wanted to make sure what staff's involvement was, and asked Mr. Hedin what he requested of Planning Director Stan Boling when he (Hedin) called Director Boling's office. Mr. Hedin said he just asked what was going on across the street from his home (at Alcohope on 37th Street); he did not ask staff about an appeal, and staff did not mention an appeal. ATTORNEY 0 WAIRE'S SUMMATION Attorney O'Haire declared his family ties to the Metz's. In summation, he stated that common sense and the plain language of the Ordinance dictate that it only applies to an Ocean Concrete situation. He argued that nobody knew that a letter was written, or that there was a letter requested, except the applicant and Planning staff, and they are the only ones that the ordinance can reasonably and with any common sense or fairness apply to. He also argued that the ordinance could not apply to residents because they knew not of the "letter" or that there was a time requirement, and that the process was already over by the time they knew about it. Attorney O'Haire referenced page 5 of Judge Hawley's decision regarding the Board's jurisdiction to hear this matter, where the Court finds that the records fail to affirmatively show that the County Commission would be acting in excess of its jurisdiction by reconsidering the merits of the appeal of the Planning & Zoning (Commission). He noted that Judge Hawley "is saying there is no showing made and you all acted improperly, and his decision determined and said you did everything you should have done and you did it properly." Further, the 4th District Court of Appeals affirmed it, and we need now to make a ruling that this Ordinance cannot, with any reason, common sense or fairness or all, apply to the Metzes or Hedin's of the world; it April 24, 2008 9 Special Call Meeting (The Source)