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homes are constructed and heavy equipment has to be brought in to clear just one lot around <br />already constructed homes. That substantially raises the cost not only of clearing the land <br />but of filling it. The homeowner is the one who will pay for this extra work. There is also <br />the cost of the number of trips to be made to the Landfill. If one trip is made when clearing <br />a development, the cost is much less than several trips for each lot cleared. This also <br />impacts the roads because you have heavy trucks making more trips. 10 years ago a <br />homeowner needed about $10,000 to get into a home of their own, while now that cost has <br />escalated to $100,000. The restrictions on land clearing could add as much as $10,000 per <br />home to the homeowners' costs. People should have the right to live the way they want on <br />their own property. She stated that she is a conservative and believes in private property <br />rights. She felt this is an unfortunate response to one developer in a "high rent" district who <br />did not follow the rules. She also resented the inference that she might try to influence the <br />opinion of a certified arborist because of having to pay his fees. <br />Dr. Richard Baker, of the Florida Entomology Lab, University of Florida, <br />emphasized that trees are very important to all of us He sarcastically remarked that the <br />whole County could be clear cut and we could have nothing but condominiums. <br />The Chairman asked if anyone else wished to be heard regarding this matter. There <br />being none, the Chairman closed the public hearing. <br />Commissioner Ginn expressed her dissatisfaction with the omission of the definitions <br />in each individual ordinance. <br />MARCH 12, 2002 <br />-90- <br />1 <br />