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(1989), all this area was part of the plan but the State said it could not be developed. The <br />State based their decision on maps which showed all this was citrus land; th .ngs have <br />changed. He warned that by doing nothing, the non-profit organizations will move in, feast <br />on the property, take it off the tax rolls, and then the County will have done a nice job of <br />putting in infrastructure for the non -profits and he was sure they would appreciate it. <br />In response to Vice Chairman Ginn's inquiry as to why this had not been presented <br />to the PZC, Director Keating advised that staff had been directed at the workshop to look at <br />a specific alternative, analyze it and bring it back with some suggestions. <br />Chairman Adams disagreed with Vice Chairman Ginn's desire to send it bak to PZC, <br />because it has been back twice before the Board, and this is the third time. She felt the <br />Board would be giving up their responsibility to try to find a solution if they sen(k it back to <br />committee. She felt there were two proposals before them; she did not agree withlno change <br />and felt rural villages did not answer the problem at hand. She felt staff had taken on a lot <br />more than they were asked to do. She favored making a decision today and suggested Mr. <br />)'Haire's plan be sent to DCA in January. If there are other problems, then the Bard needs <br />to address them. i <br />Vice Chairman Ginn thought it had never been before the FZC. <br />George Hamner, Jr., 995 Sandfly Lane, a member of the PZC, advised that <br />Alternative 1 has not been before the committee, but the members are all aware of it. He <br />offered some observations and specified that he owns no properly in the area. He thought <br />the rural villages Alternative was an attempt to offer a long-term cure for the properties in <br />the "holding" zone; the Board should not be rushed to decide on those. That concept should <br />be sent to the PZC. He agreed with Peter Robinson that the county needs a lona; term pian <br />- and opined that reasonable development could occur in that "holding" zone, A <br />long-term <br />plan would give the landowners an opport <br />unity to plan and perhaps group together far <br />December 12, 2000 <br />