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shops on the beach. With regard to the traffic that will be generated by this project, when you divide 10,000 trips into a 10 -hour shopping day, that is 1,000 cars per hour. Add that to the existing traffic, plus the future traffic on Indian River Boulevard for those wishing to duck the traffic on U.S.#1, and there is going to be such a mess it will be unbelievable. He urged the Board to make a decision today and deny transmittal of this proposal to the State. Karl Zimmerman, 3939 Ocean Drive, emphasized that this is a question of either retaining the multiple -family zoning or changing it to commercial. If we were asked whether we would want to live there with its present zoning, he felt we would know the answer to that. Mr. Zimmerman believed there is a,great deal of emotionalism involved in this project, but pointed out that the County is charged with the responsibility of good planning and zoning. He urged the Board to transmit the proposal to the State for review, and hopefully, when it comes back, the matter of the City -owned property fronting Indian River Boulevard will be decided, which will allow the total package of site plan and zoning to be considered. William Koolage, 815 26th Avenue, stated he has lived here since 1971 and has not found it necessary to shop out of the city or out of the county in order to purchase his family's requirements. He stressed that a man's home is his castle whether it is valued at $25,000 or $250,000. A man has the right to protect his home, but it seems that there is no protection when local government rezones surrounding property to commercial. Mr. Koolage urged the Board not to transmit the proposal to the State. Ned Gartner, 651 16th Street, stated he is in favor of the development. As a member of the Economic Development Council, the Chamber of Commerce and the "Council of 100", he felt this project would be of great benefit to this community. 49 APR 14 1981aoo� '8 pv'F49