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buffer along the south side of Westlake Estates. They had said that a wall was also doable. At the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the wall had been sized down to the 3 most western lots of Westlake Estates. Now there is talk of moving the canal and no plan to buffer from the road. He suggested moving the canal to the north of the road as a buffer for the Westlake Estates homeowners. He called this a good solution as it would minimise the property the County would have to purchase from the developer. He asked that the rezoning be tabled until all the interested parties could meet and resolve the 16t` Street problem. Chuck Mechlin, representing On Site Management Group Inc., had been involved in other developments in the county: Stonebridge, Cypress Lake, and Collier Club. They realized the 16' Street issue would be a major impact on the neighbors in Westlake Estates and had discussed the possibility of abandoning 16' Street. They realized, however, there is a plan and growth system in the county that must be complied with, so they began to work with staff to come up with a concept that would be appropriate. They still want to do that to the best of their ability for their own development and the Westlake Estates neighbors. They are willing to try to work out problems. Today's matter is for approval of the concept. He felt the proposed semi -private golf course would be another quality asset to the community. He asked for the Board's approval. Director Boling thought that the public trust and communication issues were important. He felt staff had tried, but may have failed to communicate sufficiently with the homeowners. He wanted to point out that staffhad conversations with people from Westlake Estates throughout the process. Staff met with members of the Westlake Estates Property Owners and the developers on January 15' to look at the 16' Street issue. At that time, staff was using a policy developed in 1985, which is in the LDRs, to have street improvements where there is a canal on the south side, to take property from the north side. That is what staff discussed with the Westlake property owners and the developer in January. He further explained that at the PZC meeting, staffrealized that Westlake owners still had concerns, and that is when staff explored other alternatives which have been presented to the Board. Mike Diaz stated that the communications presented by the County were after -the - fact and the people of Westlake Estates were being told, "This is how it is going to be done." He believed the County is supposed to work for the people, not the people work for the County. He felt there should be a balance. MARCH 9, 1999 57 BOOK 108 PAGE 57