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that strip commercial should be avoided in that three and a half mile stretch in keeping with the policy of the Comp Plan, but Commissioner Bird took the position that designating that intersection as a neighborhood node would actually discourage strip commercial along the remainder and encourage concentrated commercial instead. Robert Keating, Director of Planning & Development, thought that the criteria discussed at the last node workshop would make this area acceptable as a neighborhood commercial node sometime in the future. It has sufficient distance from any existing general or other commercial node and it is on an arterial street. He further noted that the node could jump across 27th Avenue to the west side and across Oslo Road to the south side. Commissioner Lyons thought that when water becomes available to that area in the near future, pressure will increase for commercial development. The Commissioners agreed that it is the only place west of U.S. #1 and south,,of SR -60 where there is going to be any concentration of commercial activity. Chairman Scurlock noted there was no one in attendance to represent the applicant. Chairman Scurlock opened the Public Hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this matter. Catherine Walton Rider of Miami, one of three property owners adjacent to the subject property, stated that she, Alice Bradford and Alice Wills Knight are very much opposed to this redesignation as they are trying to sell their 30 acres as residential and no one wants a bowling alley in their backyard. They are very much against this and fear that they would not have access to 27th Avenue from their property. William Koolage, 815 26th Avenue, recalled that he attended most of the meetings on Comprehensive Land Use 33 2 1984 Boa 56 PACE '829 �.. MAY , . ..