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SEP 8 1981 Box 47 PAGE 401 BEN BAILEY 1415 43Rb COURT CAME BEFORE THE BOARD AND STATED THAT HE WAS A LIFE-LONG RESIDENT, LOCAL CITRUS GROWER, AND WAS SPEAKING THIS EVENING AS AN INDIVIDUAL. HE CONTINUED THAT HE GENERALLY AGREED WITH THE CLUP AS IT SEEMED TO BE REASONABLE AND CONSERVATIVE BUT FELT A PROVISION FOR REVIEW OF THE PLAN COULD BE IMPLEMENTED. MR. BAILED STATED THAT HE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW CITRUS; HOWEVER, LATER THEY WILL WANT TO DEVELOP THE LAND. HE PERSONALLY PREFERS LOW DENSITY BUT WANTED TO BE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WITH LAND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WABASSO ROAD ARE TREATED THE SAME AS OTHERS - THEY DO NOT WANT THEIR DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS GIVEN AWAY TO PRESERVE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS. MR. BAILEY REITERATED THAT HE WANTS TO BE GIVEN THE SAME CONSIDERATION AS OTHERS ON THE BARRIER ISLAND. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED MICHAEL A. KENNEY BUT HE DID NOT RESPOND. GEORGE M. BEUTTELL, 5480 ROSEWOOD ROAD, APPROACHED THE BOARD, AND AGREED THAT THE PLAN WAS GOOD AND SOUND BUT POINTED OUT A FEW THINGS THAT CONCERNED HIM. HE ASKED IF IT WAS GOOD COMMON SENSE TO PUT A RESIDENCE NEXT TO THE RAILROAD. MR. BEUTTELL FELT ONE UNIT FOR 232- ACRES WAS RESTRICTIVE BUT FELT ONE UNIT PER ACRE WAS GOOD. HE COMMENTED THAT TO TRY TO CLOSE OFF THIS COUNTY TO OTHERS WAS WRONG HE THEN QUOTED FROM THE INSCRIPTION ON THE STATUE OF LIBERTY. CHAIRMAN LYONS CALLED FREDERICK S. SOCKBESON BUT HE DID NOT RESPOND. GORDON S. NUTT WAS CALLED BUT WAS NOT PRESENT. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED R. N. RUSSELL AND HE REQUESTED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM PELICAN ISLAND GROVES SPEAK IN HIS BEHALF. THE REPRESENTATIVE, FROM MIAMI CAME BEFORE THE BOARD AND ADVISED THAT PELICAN ISLAND GROVES OWNS PROPERTY DESIGNATED AGRICULTURAL AND IT WAS PURCHASED WITH THE INTENTION OF SOME DAY DEVELOPING IT. HE THEN SPOKE OF THE RAPID GROWTH ON THE BARRIER ISLAND AND CAUTIONED ABOUT ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. HE SUGGESTED GIVING DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS IN THE LOWLAND AREAS TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPERS TO HEAL SOME OF THE SCARS IN THOSE AREAS.