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,. President of Black Swan Consulting, representing the applicant, distributed a <br /> copy of the bullet points in the presentation, which is on file in the Commission <br /> Office. Mr. Schulke outlined the reasons he felt the proposal was consistent with <br /> the Objectives and Policies of the Comp Plan and went over what he thought the <br /> benefits of the proposed project would be for the community. <br /> Mr. Paladin related the County had approved approximately 69 <br /> townhouses to be built on the subject property; however this was not viable in <br /> today's economy and commercial retail services would make more sense in this <br /> location. <br /> Mr. Sandy Watts stated he travelled up and down the Wabasso Corridor a <br /> lot and noticed there was no retail in the area. He was in favor of the applicant's <br /> request. <br /> Mr. Eugene Douglas, President of the West Wabasso Civic League, P.O. <br /> Box 489, Wabasso, indicated there were many senior citizens in Wabasso and <br /> he was concerned about an increase in traffic at County Road (CR) #510 and <br /> 64th Avenue. He mentioned he was not averse to what was being proposed; <br /> however he wanted to be kept aware of anything that might affect the <br /> neighborhood in order to consider the pros and cons. <br /> Ms. Julianne Price, 2179 10th Avenue, Vero Beach, related she was not <br /> opposed to commercial; but she thought commercial with a mixed-use was the <br /> best way to go because it would be more compatible with the surrounding <br /> residential areas. <br /> Deputy Teddy Floyd, IRC Sheriff's Office, said he worked in the Wabasso <br /> community and liked the idea of new local jobs being created by the proposed <br /> project. <br /> Mr. Mike Ray, 440 Greystone Court, Vero Beach, was neither for nor <br /> against the applicant's proposal but wanted to know when the road <br /> improvements to CR #510 would be initiated by the County. He noted if the road <br /> was widened it would likely create 2,500 to 3,000 jobs; and he thought it made <br /> more sense to get that infrastructure in place so projects such as this could be <br /> built. <br /> Mr. Paladin commented it made no sense to build the proposed project <br /> only to have the road in front of it torn up for widening. He mentioned he was in <br /> negotiations with the County to ensure that roadwork would be completed at the <br /> same time the proposed stores were completed, which would be two to three <br /> years. <br /> PZC/Approved 5 October 25, 2012 <br /> F:\BCCWII Committees\P&Z\2012—AGENDAS & MINUTES\P&Z-10-25-12.doc <br /> 31 <br />