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anything allowed in the general commercial district can be put there and asked the Board to respect the City's objection to this rezoning request. Nancy Offutt, 686 Date Palm Road, admitted that she has somewhat of an interest in the subject property and wished to make it clear that she is not speaking on behalf of any organi- zation. She wondered why Mr. Acor voted in favor of rezoning the City -owned parcel to commercial when, in effect, it had been multiple family. She pointed out that the City Planning staff offered recommendations in favor of the project, and that it is compatible transition between commercial, multiple family and single family. Referring to Mr. Acor's comment that the County should respect the City's objection to the rezoning request, Mrs. Offutt pointed out that when the City was requesting the rezoning of that piece, the County offered an objection which was ignored by the City. Robert Clark, Attorney representing the residents of Vero isles, who are opposed to the rezoning of the subject property, pointed out that there are residents here from 7 different residential communities in the area of the proposed rezoning, and asked those people to stand. Approximately two-thirds of those in attendance stood up. Attorney Clark presented i7 pages of petitions signed by the residents in Vero Isles who are in opposition to the proposed rezoning. (Those petitions have been placed on file in the Office of the Clerk to the Board.) Attorney Clark continued, stressing the lack of need for more commercial and pointed out that 18 out of 23 stores are unoccupied in Perkins Plaza; Luria's has 36 units unoccupied, and Ryanwood is 80a empty. He advised that when this came before the City's Planning 8 Zoning Board, they voted against it 7-2. Attorney Clark noted that County staff spoke against this rezoning from the very beginning, but the proposal persists. it seems that at every public hearing, the crowd has grown, which he did not feel was organized opposition but rather from (people in 9 43 APP 14 1987 BOOK.