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Commissioner Scurlock felt it sounds more like contract <br />zoning, and Chairman Eggert added that is something we shied away <br />from. She felt that if we need to go through our regular routine <br />to acquire the land and find out what it is worth, then that is <br />what we have to do. Chairman Eggert stated that she has a big <br />objection to start getting ourselves involved in this kind of <br />contract thing even though it may seem like a wonderful thing. <br />Commissioner Bird stated that based on what he has heard he <br />was tending to lean toward allowing them the additional 17.5 feet <br />of commercial and allow them to proceed with the shopping center. <br />If we are going to get the right-of-way one way or another, he <br />would rather make that decision now and save $90,000. <br />Chairman Eggert stated that she would very much love to see <br />the jobs out there, but she feels that something could be done <br />there that isn't quite as intense and doesn't further encroach on <br />the residential development north of it and doesn't add as much <br />pressure to that corner. That is partially where she is coming <br />from in her overall feeling of it. <br />Commissioner Wheeler asked if it was going to cost the County <br />$125,000 to acquire that property, and Administrator Chandler <br />advised that we have not even begun negotiations with the property <br />owner. We are hearing some things this morning in the context of <br />the applicant trying to get the Commission to reconsider, but he <br />felt we need to sit down with the owner to see what that price is <br />going to be. <br />Chairman Eggert just.had a problem guaranteeing someone 17.5 <br />feet, and Commissioner Bowman emphasized that she has a problem <br />with contract zoning as she felt it is verboten. She stated that <br />she is absolutely opposed to anything that is in a gray area. <br />Commissioner Bird's Motion that the Board reconsider the <br />request died for lack of a second. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Bowman, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Scurlock, the Board denied by a vote of <br />4-1, Commissioner Bird dissenting, the request to <br />reconsider the purchase agreement for right-of-way <br />on Kings Highway. <br />is <br />