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Wendell Thaler then asked Mrs. Nicholson if she understood the request of the petitioners to be primarily to obtain the fill for the I1½ acres that are rezoned industrial. She stated that other areas could be found for fill dirt. He next questioned whether or not she would agree with the I Industrial zoning. She stated she was not familiar with the Mooresville Plan, but based upon the Morgan County Master ~lan would disagree with it. Attorney Dave Lawson then commented that the Morgan County Comprehensive Plan does not apply to the Mooresville Buffer Zone which is strictly controlled by the Mooresville Plan Commission. He likewise addressed the issue of the pictures within the exhibit of the remonstrators handed out by Mrs. Nicholson and stated that the actual screening should be used as a basis of any decision and not the pictures. Remonstrators Exhibit "C" was then submitted as an exhibit and admitted by the Board. The Board then said they would hear closing statements from both counsel. Attorney Lawson advised that they would close based upon the evidence submitted. Attorney Sam Korn stated that the Board was in a position of weighing the use of free land for fill in the industrial area versus potential water contamination and property values to the surrounding areas. He stated that the parties moved there without a gravel pit and needed to be protected from this late comer. Wendell Thaler then moved that the Board needed additional time to study the complexity of the materials presented and that the Board should take the matter under advisement until the next meeting of October 17, 1984. Tilford Bailey seconded the motion which was unanimously carried. The Board them proceeded to the next item on the agenda, the petition filed by Joel A. Beebe and Bonnie K. Beebe of 117 Church Street. The petition requested -12-