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they have had a Zayre's store inquire. He continued to emphasize that if this property isn't zoned commercial, it will just sit there. In regard to Attorney Sullivan's comments about negotiating the price of the right-of-way in return for commercial zoning, Commissioner Wodtke pointed out that it is illegal for the Commission to contract on a rezoning. Mr. Sullivan noted that this subject property as commercial is worth $100-150,000 per acre, but as residential only about $50,000, and he continued to refute the County Planners' statement that the property can be used feasibly as residential, which he claimed is simply not true. He argued that there will be more traffic problems with twenty residential units than with stores, and he felt the County should rezone this without any requirement that the applicant contribute anything. Commissioner Scurlock asked what Mr. Sullivan's objection was to tracking the site plan along with the rezoning request, and Mr. Sullivan stated that they can sell this property right now, and they are not going to sit and wait and come back a year later. If this is denied, they will just develop the commercial part and let the other piece sit. Chairman Lyons felt they had indicated they had a sale for the property, and Mr. -Sullivan stated they could have, but it collapsed because of the Planners' indication that they would not recommend the rezoning to commercial. Chairman Lyons poin-ted out that no matter what kind of an agreement the Commission would make with the present owners, once the property is rezoned commercial and sold, we would have no further hold on that piece of property. Mr. Sullivan stated they would be happy to put a deed restriction on the property. Commissioner Scurlock continued to stress his problem with paying a developer $85,000 to build a beautiful road in front of his property and then being held to the gun to do more for him. 41 900K 60 PnE 4dJ6