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<br />Mr. JohnsonMr. Paladin <br /> thought the buffering between subdivisions was sufficient and asked <br />him to explain. Mr. Johnson recalled that the ‘C’ buffering was abandoned and felt that on the existing <br />subdivision they ought to have the same buffering that exists now, which is ‘B’. <br />Further discussion continued on buffer width, and the cost of building houses. <br /> <br />Bea Gardner, <br />Vero Beach resident, supported the method the Board is using. She did not like <br />that the government could tell her what she could afford or have. She questioned why the Board could <br />not make the adjustments so the builders could build some smaller homes and let the future market take <br />care of itself. She commented on the 10-year restriction and the fact that people, on average, move every <br />7 years. <br /> <br />Jim Goldsmith <br />, Chairman of the Coalition for Attainable Homes, Inc., distributed <br />correspondence to the Board (copy on file in the office of the Clerk to the Board) and provided a brief <br />history of the Coalition. He felt that if we do not start preserving units today we are going to be talking <br />about it 10 years from now and wanted to see changes to the revised provisions on “income restrictions”. <br />Mr. Goldsmith expressed the Coalition’s willingness to take responsibility for maintenance and <br />monitoring. <br /> <br />Director Keating explained that staff has a lot of experience dealing with income qualifications <br />and that they partner with financial institutions on most of their loans and use different rules and <br />regulations from the banks. <br /> <br />Mr. Goldsmith <br /> suggested making small lot subdivisions 100% affordable. <br /> <br />There were no additional speakers and the Chairman closed the <br />public hearing. <br /> <br />AUGUST 22, 2006 42 <br /> <br />