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r "I <br />AUG 15 1994 BOOK 5$;( 7Q <br />that Commissioner Wodtke in previous meetings has recognized <br />the plight of the taxpayer who pays commercial taxes on land <br />he may not be able to use as commercial. She continued to <br />review the Minutes of the workshop and quoted statements <br />made by Chief Planner Shearer which indicated that the <br />purpose of the amendments was to reduce some of the existing <br />flexibility; reduce reliance on the first come, first served <br />concept; define the core area; and set some outer limits <br />which would be an outer ultimate boundary. She felt the <br />Board of Realtors was in agreement with Mr. Shearer up to <br />this point, but the point was raised that the more flexi- <br />bility incorporated in the nodal boundaries, the more <br />reliance there would be on the first come, first served <br />concept. Mrs. Offutt next raised the question of dealing <br />with the problem of in -fill and believed that the first <br />come, first served concept almost implies contract zoning. <br />She did not feel this would work and noted that where <br />flexibility normally would be regarded as a benefit, it <br />seems to be causing only confusion. <br />Attorney Joe Collins next came before the Board <br />speaking for the Board of Realtors. He complimented Chief <br />Planner Richard Shearer for being most cooperative. <br />Attorney Collins informed the Commission that the Board of <br />Realtors has taken a position because they felt the need for <br />an alternative to the concept presented by staff today. The <br />position they have established is set out in the following <br />letter from Arthur Perruzzi, President of the Board of <br />Realtors: <br />20 <br />