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NOV 7 1982 B©oK addition, another client owning 155 lots in this area has no objection to mobile home development. Mrs. Neville then . spoke of how difficult it is for many retired people who have not been able to keep pace with inflation to purchase a home. She emphasized that these people have found happiness in mobile home communities such as Village Green and they contribute much to our economy. In regard to using this land for ipdustrial purposes, Mrs. Neville stressed that this interchange is the front door to Vero Beach for most people coming to Vero Beach for the first time, and she felt there is a lot of land in other areas that can be used for industrial purposes which would not offend newcomers to the county. She could not understand why MD -1 was extended west of I-95 if it was not intended to be used for multiple housing and commented that former Planning Director Val Brennan had felt that the best use of this area for many years to come was mobile home use, with the possibility of considering multiple family in the future. Mrs. Neville urged that the Board consider the lack of low cost housing and approve the requested rezoning. - W.E. "Kinky" Orth, co-owner of New Hibiscus'Airptrt,—- took the floor and informed the Board that the reason he and Mr. Lysne moved their airport out to this area was because of the development that had grown up around them. He continued that they searched for two years to find a piece of land that would satisfy the FAA and the DOT; they have a two million dollar investment and they were there first. Although the north side of SR 60 is zoned residential, there is about an 800' buffer, and if there had been a mobile home development adjacent to them, he did not believe their airport would have been able to obtain approval from the FAA. Mr. Orth stated that he would welcome industry, agriculture or light manufacturing, which is what was designated when they bought the property. He felt strongly 65