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FEB 2 8 1989 <br />LOQ 0 DACE254 <br />Commissioner Scurlock did not have any trouble at all in <br />defining "continued construction", because the goal is to have a <br />completed structure that can be occupied. <br />Attorney Henderson noted that the D.O. includes completion <br />deadlines. <br />Commissioner Bird pointed out that it is no secret that we <br />have another group that has expressed an interest in developing a <br />regional mall in this county, and he has met with both these <br />groups, as he was sure other Commissioners have. Both groups <br />realize that there is not room in this county for two regional <br />malls, and he has told both these groups that the people of this <br />county need a regional mall and that he did not have a strong <br />preference of who builds it or where it gets built. This group <br />has been on a timetable which has gotten them here first, and he <br />was ready to approve whatever there is here today. However, he <br />was a little bit concerned that we are talking about not even <br />starting construction until 1993 and total construction <br />completion until 1996, which is 7 years from now. He also was <br />concerned that by going ahead and granting these approvals today <br />we would slam the doors in the eyes of our staff or ourselves on <br />the possibility of anybody else starting the process of building <br />a regional mall. He emphasized that another group might even be <br />able to come in here and beat the construction timetable that <br />this developer has outlined here today. <br />Commissioner Eggert understood that they don't sign up <br />stores until they actually have their site plans and permits. It <br />could happen that we could approve two malls, since it has to <br />come through the D.R.I. process. <br />Commissioner Scurlock noted that we could have requests for <br />several malls, and all of them would have to go through the same <br />process and demonstrate that they have met all our requirements. <br />However, it would be their economic decision of how many malls <br />this area can support. That is the reason he was concerned about <br />making these timeframes very specific. <br />34 <br />