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APP 16 1996 BOOK 64 Fr; -J66 that he personally, just as most others in the area, did not want to sell his property; he wanted to live in the area and have his family live in the area; but because of the lack of roads and access, you can't get a building permit and can't get financing. Commissioner Lyons asked how many people Mr. Wiggins represents, and he stated that being president of the Oslo Civic League, he represents the whole area, but actually there are about six people who own property right near the subject property. He continued to emphasize the problems caused by lack of roads. Commissioner Bird noted that Oslo is going to be an 1-95 interchange in the future, and when that happens, Oslo Road very likely will be four-laned, traffic will get even worse, and it will not be the most desirable place to live. If there is some way we could rezone so these people who live right on Oslo Road could realize a decent price for their property and some roads could be built off Oslo Road so they could relocate there, he felt that would be a more desirable situation and asked if Mr. Wiggins saw that as a future for the Oslo area. Mr. Wiggins agreed that is feasible, but stressed they have been working two years to get just one road paved so they can build further back from Oslo Road. - Commissioner Bird asked if we are committed to just one road; this was confirmed, but Commissioner Lyons pointed out that we just now got all the right-of-way that was needed, and until we got that, we couldn't build the road. Mr. Wiggins continued to contend that rezoning just the one piece of property being considered today will cause heartache and hardship for the people. He stated that he did realize Oslo will be commercial one of these days, but he did feel it is premature at this time. Attorney O'Haire informed the Board that his client owns American Insulation, and his place of business is right across the street along with a great deal more commercial development; 30