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A property owner of 55 acres, adjacent on Carrol Lane spoke on behalf or in favor of the Perry's and the barn. He recently received a letter of concern, however he speaks of having attended an event at the barn, all activities went well, he prefers an occasional wedding than that of a stone crushing company or worse items that are allowable under agricultural zoning. With no other individuals speaking in favor the floor was opened to those opposing. Denise @ 10967 N. Rooker Rd handed out a packet (see attached). Denise went through the packet point by point, expressing concerns for agritourism, effects on the environment for parking on grass, the fact that it is not peaceful in the neighborhood during events, she discusses concerns of the actual acreage in question as the property has been divided. Denise discusses that the family is leasing acreage and it is not a family working farm and the barn is used for storage. She states that the application process is an attempt for the Perry family to get what they want, to be allowed to run an income gaining business under an improper zoning. She addresses water runoff, pooling and the deterioration of the neighboring fences, and even the road, caused by the barn. Denise tells the Board and audience that a web site link from Jonathon Byrd's cafeteria and ` Milkhouse illustrates that the barn is already taking reservations. Denise then gives some rough financial figures to demonstrate that the amount of income brought in by the barn rental even 12 — 15 times a year is far greater than any amount of income gained from crops there for this should not be an allowable special exception. Mr. Mason of N. Rooker Rd spoke; he lives across the street from the barn. He has public safety concerns, he tells while the road is generally straight there is a dip and curve at the ends, with limited visibility due to trees in some areas. It is barely 2 lanes and has no shoulder, it doesn't even have stripes and there are approximately 50 neighboring homes. Mr. Mason was previously a wedding photographer and does not typically think, of wedding as being "dry" events, in that people will be drinking alcohol and could leave inebriated. The location is in a buffer zone so the Mooresville Police cannot respond and Morgan County is a distance away so can't or doesn't respond quickly. He also discusses noise, yes the barn is 600 feet away, but sits atop a small mound with no barriers and the sounds do carry. D. Carr, their back window looks at the barn, she lives in the subdivision, she does not think, that Rooker Rd can handle the additional traffic on event nights