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tural area, and he believed we will have agricultural uses abutting industrial uses; however, he did not feel that agricultural uses are necessarily incompatible with industrial. Chairman Scurlock pointed out that anyone familiar with citrus realizes that the land doesn't remain suitable for citrus forever. He believed the key to attracting light clean industry is having large acreage available and hated to make a decision today when -he was not sure what is going to be recommended for the node. Commissioner Lyons noted that there are a group of area residents here to present their views. We are about to see a single family development swallowed up, and we must face that situation. Tony Edwards, resident of 18th Street, immediately adjoining the subject property, informed the Board that all of the owners but one of the subdivision mentioned by 'Commissioner Lyons are here today. They do not want to be swallowed up; they want to retain their life style and protect their children and pets. He noted that 100th Avenue is a dirt road; they are nine miles from a grocery store, and the planes are noisy, but this is the price they are willing to pay for the solitude. Mr. Edwards emphasized that their main problem is with the access to the subject property, and he informed the Board that there is a 281. "spike" strip which runs from SR 60 to the end of the property to be rezoned, which he believed was put there to prevent this from happening and allow them to continue to use 100th Avenue without having semis going up and down it. Chairman Scurlock noted that it appears they would not have too much objection to the proposed rezoning if there were another way to get into the O'Haire property, . Mr. Edwards confirmed that their objection would-be the traffic coming into their neighborhood, and they also would 43 SEP 5 1954 BOOK 58 FW., 149