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piece on Old Dixie Highway, and she hoped the Board would look at the entire length of Old Dixie Highway. She wanted to stress that she didn't buy her property to make a profit; she bought it for the - reason of making a home for her three children. She didn't feel the property was- suited for residential any longer because the area is all fenced in and children have to play in their own yards. She understood the objections of the nearby residents and their desire to see their property buffered from Old Dixie Highway, but she believed they are too close to Old Dixie Highway to buffer anything. She urged the Board to rezone their property to commercial. Trevor Smith, owner of the most northern piece of the subject property, strongly objected to Mr. Brubaker's remark that all the property owners have purchased this property for gain or speculation. He emphasized that this property has been in his family for 24 years. His sister lived on the property for many years; she had 3 children, but it became very difficult to live there and she moved to another residential area. He tried renting the home out, but people didn't want to rent there with all the traffic and commercial use. As time went on, the house was vandalized and the Code Enforcement people said to either fix it up or take it down. However, he could not get any loans to fix up the residence and opted to knock his house down. Mr. Smith noted that he has been paying -taxes for 3 years on this vacant lot that cannot be used for anything as long as it remains in residential zoning. There are nice homes back in Ridge Acres, but they have the opportunity to come out on 10th Avenue whereas all of the owners on Old Dixie only can get onto Old Dixie. He urged the Board to approve the transmittal of their land use amendment request to Tallahassee. William Larson, 10th Avenue in Ridge Acres, maintained that the area is still feasible for residential. He pointed out that the northern -most lot does come to 10th Avenue, and across the street from his lot are two undeveloped lots where he understands the owner plans to build a new home on the two lots. In addition, there is a new subdivision around on 9th Street. Mr. Larson felt that everyone realizes that the west side of Old Dixie Highway is residential and that the east side is commercial. He believed that if this property is rezoned, the next group could come in and continue the commercial all the way down Old Dixie Highway. He urged the Board to stop the advance of commercial on the west side of Old Dixie Highway. Vance Walker, 10th Court, advised that his son owns Lot #30 in 10th Court and has a 20 -ft. easement. If this is rezoned, he 75 NOV i l 1992'BOOK