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FEB 1 1937 <br />Boa 5 7 F,,, C. 341 <br />the redesignation of the 250 acres to LD -1 but want the other 216 <br />acres looked at also as RS -3 and hopefully LD -1. <br />Lynn Kirk of North Winter Beach Road stated that the <br />residents have worked long and hard on this issue for over a <br />year, and he has presented two petitions with over 230 signatures <br />supporting the lower density LD -1 corridor of about 460 acres. <br />Mr. Kirk reviewed the history of the situation, noting that two <br />Commissioners who are no longer on this Board took a meat axe and <br />went after their LD -1 corridor; they took out the undeveloped 216 <br />acres and left it RS -6 under LD -2; and that is the whole piece <br />they were really concerned about for protecting their neighbor- <br />hood and maintaining its character, protecting the environmen- <br />tally sensitive sand ridge, the aquifer recharge, etc. Mr. Kirk <br />further noted that all that happened after the public hearing was <br />closed; then the 250 acre piece was sent to the state for review; <br />and now the people are back here today discussing something they <br />only like in part. They do not want to be surrounded by RS -6 and <br />LD -2, and they do not want to go through with the LD -1 proposed <br />now and take a chance on what will happen across the road. <br />Rebecca Hampton, President of the Winter Beach Progressive <br />League, emphasized that many residents are not able to attend <br />meetings held during the daytime. She echoed Mr. Kirk's senti- <br />ments and advised that they will continue to fight for what they <br />think is right. <br />W. R. Broocke, 6185 S. Winter Beach Road, commented that the <br />proceedings are beginning to sound like a broken record. The <br />same arguments are presented time after time and they keep <br />getting different actions. Staff keeps trying to defeat the <br />people who have invested their money and their lives there, and <br />he felt the Commission has a wonderful opportunity here to help <br />the people keep what they have. <br />Ted Herzog spoke on behalf of George Williams, part owner of <br />an 102 acre tract just west of the industrial node and the <br />largest identifiable parcel in the 250 acres being discussed. <br />52 <br />