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ATTORNEY COLLINS ASKED IF IT WAS MATERIAL TO THE EXCHANGE CLUB WHO OWNS THE BUILDING OR LAND. ATTORNEY O'NEILL COMMENTED THAT THE EXCHANGE CLUB WOULD DO ANYTHING THE BOARD FELT WAS BEST. HE ADDED THAT HRS REQUIRES THAT AN ORGANIZATION RUN THE HOME AND THAT THERE BE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENT. DENNIS ZAMBATARO, INTERESTED CITIZEN, APPROACHED THE BOARD TO SPEAK IN OBJECTION TO THE HOME. HE OWNS THE FIVE ACRES EAST OF THE PROPOSED HOME SITE ALONG WITH HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW, AND HIS PARENTS. HE ADDED THAT THE EASEMENT THE EXCHANGE CLUB IS PLANNING TO USE IS THE COUNTY EASEMENT WHICH IS ACROSS HIS PROPERTY. MR. ZAMBATARO CONTINUED THAT HE HAD NEVER BEEN INFORMED BY THE EXCHANGE CLUB THAT THEY WERE PROPOSING THIS HOME, AND HE HAS SPOKEN TO OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS, AND SEVERAL OF THEM ARE IN OPPOSITION. HE ADDED THAT HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF A NEIGHBOR TO THAT HOME SITE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS RAW LAND AT THE PRESENT TIME. MR. ZAMBATARO REPORTED THAT MR. WALKER OF THE ZONING DEPARTMENT INFORMED HIM THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW ZONED R-1, AND TO PUT IN THE PROPOSED HOME WOULD REQUIRE R-3 ZONING. HE CONTINUED THAT HE FELT THE EXCHANGE CLUB IS ASKING FOR PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO PAVE THE WAY FOR REZONING. TO REZONE. ATTORNEY O`NEILL INTERJECTED THAT THEY WERE NOT INTENDING ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT IF THE COUNTY OWNED THE BUILDING, IT WOULD BE A PUBLIC BUILDING WITHIN THE REALM OF SPECIAL EXCEPTION. MR. ZAMBATARO COMMENTED THAT HE FELT HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, AND HE STRONGLY OBJECTS TO THE LOCATION. HE HAS SPOKEN TO OTHER DEVELOPERS AND THEY AGREE THIS IS NOT THE BEST USE OF THIS PROPERTY. MR. ZAMBATARO STATED HE WOULD ENVISION MORE OF A COMMERCIAL LOCATION, AS THE AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL HOME DOES NOT HAVE 15 OR ZO CHILDREN LIVING THERE - IT WOULD BE AN ABNORMAL SITUATION IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, ROLL. COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF HIS NAME WAS LISTED ON THE TAX 11 aoa 43 PAGE 427