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existing developer to come through the County process,so that we could take a look at it with no assurances that he would vote one way -or the other. The Chairman felt that it was inappropriate that this matter was being considered by the City of Vero Beach when the property had not been annexed as yet. He believed that the County was the place to begin. He reported that he walked that property and realizes it is a very difficult piece of property to deal with, but felt that his main concern should be what is best for the County. He intended to vote against the Motion because of the 13,000 daily trips that would be generated under the best scenario. He reported that he called all the various entities that have considered the site, Jordan'Marsh, Burdines, Jacobson's, etc., and the bottom line is that they do not plan on locating here until we reach 150,000 in population. Commissioner Eggert understood that if transmittal is denied today, it would be 6 months before another rezoning request could be submitted, and stressed that the intent behind her Motion was that all alternatives could be explored during the 90 -day review by the State. Commissioner Bowman wanted to put this issue to bed today, and stated she will vote against the Motion because she feels that 13 acres is not large enough for the proposed development. She would like to see a Promenade, but certainly not where it is being proposed, and until we are big enough to accommodate a large store, she felt we would be making a mistake to load up 17th Street. Commissioner Wheeler felt we should stay consistent with the past action we have taken on 17th Street. In addition, he felt there is a lot of other commercial property that can be developed with this type of concept, and would like to see something like that happen in the County. However, the best he would go for is a PRO on the front of the property with a 2-1/2 acres as a buffer to multiple family within the area. �i BOOK 65 APR 14 1987