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Planner Shearer displayed colored slides showing the 4 acres <br />west of Indian River Boulevard extension and the 6 acres east of <br />the extension and reported that the applicant had informed him <br />that the property in between the four acre and six acre parcel <br />has been donated to the County for right-of-way for Indian River <br />Boulevard. It is an 150' strip that would represent approxi- <br />mately five acres of land. <br />The Chairman asked if anyone present wished to be heard. <br />Don Driscoll, 20 Vista Gardens Trail, informed the Board <br />that he is here to speak in behalf of the concerned residents of <br />Vista Royale Gardens. He stressed that this Commission is con- <br />stituted and expected to perform for the general welfare of the <br />residents and property owners in their jurisdiction and their <br />decision should not be based on benefits that accrue to a very <br />few individuals at the very real expense of the larger number of <br />resident taxpayers. <br />Mr. Driscoll believed we are discussing a significant change <br />to the Comprehensive Plan, and the proponent of this is owner <br />Edgar Schlitt, who was quoted in the March 14th issue of the <br />PRESS JOURNAL, as follows: "People bought property relying on the <br />Comprehensive Plan said Edgar Schlitt. You have to be fair to <br />them." Mr. Driscoll stated that if this extension in depth of <br />commercial is granted, obviously the adjacent property owners <br />will ask that their residential property also be rezoned to <br />commercial back to Indian River Boulevard, and what was supposed <br />to be a limited access arterial highway will become another U.S.1 <br />with Vista residents looking out of their picture windows at <br />parking lots, dumpsters, loading docks, etc. Property values <br />will decrease. In addition the residents of Vista Gardens will <br />have their beautiful entrance closed to traffic by the state due <br />to the construction of a deceleration lane on U.S.1 which will be <br />needed for the turn onto Indian River Boulevard. He submitted <br />that if this Board doesn't function for the general welfare of <br />59 <br />MAR 2 01985 BOOK 60 Frac, 2035 <br />� J <br />