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BOOK 92 FAi;E 195 The Board reviewed the following memo dated 7/11/94: TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: Alice E. White, Executive Aide DATE: July 11, 1994 SUBJECT: Correspondence on the Proposed Publix Store at the Moorings Development Due to the restrictions placed on receiving correspondence with respect to cases coming before the County Commission when seated as a quasi-judicial board, we have held the correspondence sent to County Commissioners regarding the proposed Publix store at the Moorings development in our office. Mr. George Shaw and Mr. Walter Bush brought in three stacks of letters and they claim that these total 1200 against the proposed Publix store. •Through our office mail, we have received'a total of 64 letters against the store. I do not have the staff or the time to check and see if there are any duplications In this correspondence. The letters in opposition list the following reasons for opposition: traffic concerns aesthetic character of neighborhood lowering of property values noise and bright lighting night deliveries and late hours need for additional police protection violation of County Code regarding compatibility with the built and natural environment litter air pollution no need for supermarket river pollution varmints .supermarket not same as convenience retail store. We have also received 4 letters and 1 phone call in favor of the Publix store listing the following reasons for support: property rights of land owner will add to residents property values decrease of traffic on US#1 lack of grocery store on barrier island fulfills a need. The correspondence is available for review at the appeal hearing, as well as petitions and correspondence presented at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on May 12, 1994. 21 July 12, 1994