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The Chairman asked if anyone present wished to be <br />heard. <br />W. E. "Kinky" Orth, 3045 10th Court, owner of New <br />Hibiscus Airport, requested that he be allowed to speak <br />after all other have been heard. <br />Dell Lockwood of Dogwood Lane urged the Board to <br />consider the dangers inherent in "now" thinking and vote <br />against the appeal so our charming community does not turn <br />into a concrete jungle. <br />Landis Ketner, 120 Sopwith Drive, member of a group <br />made up of those who fly home builts and restored antiques <br />informed the Board that Hibiscus Airport is the only place <br />in this county they can operate from, and any threat to the <br />airport such as high density close to it would curtail their <br />operation. He, therefore, opposed the requested rezoning. <br />David Cairns, attorney with Jones, Foster & Moss,spoke <br />on behalf of Indian River Industrial Associates, which owns <br />60 acres zoned industrial contiguous to the property under <br />consideration today. He reported that his clients have plans <br />to develop the property industrially; although, they are not <br />at a stage where they can proceeed immediately, and they <br />oppose not only mobile homes, but any kind of residential <br />development, which they feel is incompatible and <br />inconsistent with industrial zoning. <br />Gary Wheeler, 625 32nd Terrace, commented on the "first <br />come, first served" policy. He pointed out that.the airport <br />was there first, and he did not feel the two environments <br />are compatible. Mr. Wheeler noted that we live in a very — <br />noise sensitive community and it is the older retired people <br />who have the most objections to the noise, who would be <br />filling up the mobile home park. <br />Lee Wiehunt, owner of property west of the subject <br />property, had no objections to an adult trailer park and <br />NOV 171982 <br />