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Attorney Vitunac commented that since the applicant said he <br />did not see the ad in the newspaper, nothing in the ad could have <br />misled him. Atttorney Vitunac further advised no action is needed <br />on this request. The staff recommendation is to adopt the <br />amendment as presented. This applicant wanted to make a change. <br />Unless the Board changes it, the motion should bejfollow the <br />recommendation. <br />Julie Young came before the Board to comment on the public <br />notice issue. She described the publication of the public notice <br />in October of last year and, even though her business is reading <br />legal descriptions, she felt the public notice was by no means <br />something that the general public of this county could understand. <br />She felt the public was not given ample opportunity to understand <br />what was going on, and felt the County did a disservice. As a <br />second comment, Ms. Young felt publishing the original notice <br />during a Thanksgiving holiday week was not a good option. <br />Commissioner Eggert noted that it had to have been published <br />a number of times. <br />Ms. Young continued that the changes were listed at the end of <br />a page of legal descriptions, describing a number of commercial <br />nodes, and felt it was unclear. Additionally, Ms. Young disagreed <br />with the changes in density, commenting that it was "backpaddling <br />just to satisfy the State's need." <br />Ed Schlitt, 4745 Pebble Bay Circle, had many clients who were <br />adversely affected by this downgrading of units per acre and <br />suggested that better notice be given of these land use amendments. <br />He also suggested that the County consider hiring someone to lobby <br />the DCA to protect the rights of property owners in regard to the <br />Comp Plan amendments. <br />At Mr. Schlitt's request Director Keating explained the <br />changes in densities in various areas in the west end of the <br />County. <br />Chairman Bird commented that everyone felt equally powerless <br />and frustrated by the attitude we ran into on the issue of <br />decreased densities. Perhaps, through some cooperation, attitudes <br />may change in the future. He cannot believe the legislature ever <br />intended to create the monster that it created with the 1985 <br />comprehensive planning act, with the power the DCA has assumed from <br />that act, to absolutely mandate what counties will look like for 20 <br />years. <br />The Chairman determined that no one else wished to be heard <br />and thereupon closed the public hearing. <br />51 <br />AN 18 IINI <br />BOOK <br />