4/14/1987 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

BOOK 68 PAGE 42 network in 1989. There will be some turn lane improvements required in the 1995 timeframe, and these have been identified in the DRI application for the Grand Harbor project. Chairman Scurlock asked if they had done an analysis on the truck traffic that will be generated by the post office distribution center, and Mr. Godfrey replied that they would be very happy to took into the situation of semi -trucks coming and going. Commissioner Bowman was convinced that the traffic problems in'West Palm Beach were due to the fact that no one ever looked at traffic at buildout. Raymond Scent, 1605 71st Court, explained that he was in favor of the commercial zoning, even though he is in the real estate business and would benefit more if the property were to remain residential. He pointed out that this property has had every opportunity to develop at residential, but hasn't due to the proximity of the sewer plant, the power plant, and the new post office distribution center being constructed. Mr. Scent recalled that the City of Vero Beach addressed this property 3 years ago when they took it to the State for a Comp Plan change and rezoned it to C1 -A. Andy Beindorf, 1916 39th Avenue, Vice President of the Vero Beach Chamber of Commerce, stated that the Chamber's decision to favor the proposed commercial rezoning is based on the many economic benefits that this project wilt bring into the community -- mainly jobs and money. Mr. Beindorf stated that the Chamber of Commerce is asking the Board to support this rezoning request. John Acor stressed that he was speaking as a resident, voter and concerned citizen, not as the Mayor of Vero Beach. He felt that the Board should consider only the issues of the amendment to the Comp Plan and the rezoning and not the grandiose site plan that may or may not be forthcoming. He urged the Board to deny this rezoning request because once the zoning is changed, i 42