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the other zoning has been there for a long time. In addition, <br />there is the fact that the Planning staff has been consistent in <br />their recommendation for leaving the zoning as it is. Mr. <br />Koolage did agree that when the Master Land Use Plan was <br />developed, there were estimates, but felt the Board must have <br />some respect for people who have owned property over a long <br />period of time and be very careful about making changes as it can <br />damage these property owners and possibly there ought to be some <br />way to recompense them. He stressed that he did feel this <br />property owner, who has had this property for a long time under <br />this designation, has a legitimate basis for asking that the <br />Board look awfully hard at changing his zoning to something else. <br />W. R. Brook, 6185 65th St., South Winter Beach Road, advised <br />that adjacent to his property, which he purchased in 1969, is a <br />10 acre strip owned by J. P. Wilson, a highly respected concrete <br />contractor, who has owned that property for years and could have <br />put in 20 houses. Mr. Wilson's reasoning, however, being the <br />same as the rest of the people in that area, which is that they <br />need some room to breathe, only put in 4 houses on his 10 acres. <br />Mr. Brook felt the Board now has an opportunity to do the most <br />good for the largest number of people. He realized you cannot <br />preserve a virgin piece of land completely unless you leave it <br />totally vacant; so, the best they can hope for is a minimal <br />impact. <br />Chairman Scurlock asked if Mr. Brook is east or west of the <br />canal, and he stated that he is west of 58th Avenue (King's <br />Highway.) <br />The Chairman noted he is a few miles away and there are <br />single family subdivisions between him and the subject property, <br />but Mr. Brook stated that he considered himself part of that <br />community and he loved that community. <br />Commissioner Wheeler pointed out that Mr. Kooiage lives ten <br />miles away, and Commissioner Bowman expressed amazement at Mr. <br />Koolage's inconsistency since he has been talking about holding <br />21 <br />MAY 51937 <br />BOOR 58 F, u 3j. <br />