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Ralph Sexton, 8005 37' Street, noted that on 12' Street he has a 75 -acre grove and <br />intends to sell 40 acres and keep 35. He commented that the Board will receive lots of <br />complaints about bees and agricultural spraying if they allow residential to abut agricultural <br />areas. He believed that they are attempting to farm in town and felt this is another way to <br />put the farmer out of business. Clustering might work in certain areas but if you are going <br />to have a growing citrus concern, you need to be away from the public. He had no <br />suggestions for solving the problem but believed that clustering is not a good idea. <br />Dean Luethje, Carter & Associates, asked the Board to consider Alternative 3. <br />Peter Robinson, President of Laurel Homes, also believed Alternative 3 is the way <br />to go and that now is the time to address urban service area expansions. <br />Dan Culbert, Agricultural Extension Service Director, encouraged the Board to <br />remove the clustering requirement and emphasized that few agricultural operations would <br />be able to survive on 4 acres. <br />Victor Knight, 940 Oyster Shell Lane, commented that he had developed an <br />agricultural project about a year ago and the homesites were located on 1 acre close to the <br />road which was a "band-aid" solution for him. He asked that the Board consider agricultural <br />PDS without the clustering requirements. <br />Commissioner Tippin referenced an agricultural development called Panther Woods <br />east of Bradenton which has been very successful and is still expanding. He felt that <br />clustering is not a part of the free American system and noted that most of that development <br />APRIL 4, 2000 <br />-100- <br />