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8naK U FAGE 9 <br />with trying to feed their people. He hoped the United States <br />doesn't ever get that many people, but emphasized that we are <br />losing land every day to development, roads, etc. Mr. Kromhout <br />again stressed that it is the responsibility of government to <br />foresee and provide for these things, and residential should go <br />where nothing will grow. <br />Bob Edsall, Edsall Grove Service, informed the Board that he <br />takes care of the Durrett's groves, which are in this area, and <br />Mr. Durrett requested that he express his opposition to the <br />proposed changes. Mr. Durrett has been a farmer for many years, <br />and even though Mr. Edsall expressed the opinion that the <br />proposed project would not bother him very much and his land <br />value would probably go up considerably, he still objected <br />strongly to this area going into residential- he is a farmer and <br />he wants to stay in agriculture. Mr. Edsall believed that the <br />Kromhouts have said everything else that needs to be said. He <br />noted that if he owned property in this area, he would be sorely <br />tempted to accept the idea of residences in the area, but he <br />doesn't own property out there, and speaking as a private <br />citizen, he would hate to see happen here what has happened down <br />in St. Lucie County down between Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie, <br />which is a disaster with the traffic. Mr. Edsall felt the Board <br />should not make a major change in the Comprehensive Plan, which <br />is what this would be. <br />Attorney Caldwell did not know what happened to what he had <br />thought was an understanding with the Kromhouts about a joint <br />venture with the drainage facility, and he explained that part of <br />the delay in getting back to them is the hearing today because <br />the money that can be put into solving this will depend on what <br />the property can be used for. Re the 320 acres Lex Kromhout <br />referred to, Attorney Caldwell stated that was never intended to <br />come out that way. Although he can understand the farm <br />interests, he wished to redirect the Board's thoughts back to the <br />SR 60 corridor and what is -happening with the 1-95 intersection <br />50 <br />