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3 are a number of ways the 50 percent could be made up, the brick can be on the legs of the garage, front of house, but the commitment is for 50 percent brick on the first floor of the house. The homebuyer is allowed to pick full brick face or different variations to chose from. Mr. Brian Turley, 13342 N. Allison Drive, was specking for his parents who own the property east of the proposed development. He is concerned about the traffic congestion. The main arteries to the development will be down Hadley Road, Landersdale Road and Bridge Street. There are several areas that are being developed now and with this development, the traffic will is already heavy and this development would only make things more congested. The school system is now over crowded. According to the over crowding in the schools may contribute to the low I-Step scores and Mooresville Schools are among the lowest in the state. Next issue is the sewer system. According to the Mooresville Times the sewer system on almost to capacity and will require an expansion in the near future. According to the article in the Realtor Monthly the median sale price for home in our area has dropped by one percent between 1999 and 2001. In an article in the Reporter-Time state a Mr. Tutterrow talked about how the high-density development had increased by 125 percent in Morgan County sense 1980 and 2001. Most of the development was in Madison and Brown County. He would like for the commission to think about the impact the addition of 250 homes would have on the community and the schools. Mrs. Nile Turley, 4833 E. Hadley Road asked for a show of hands of the people present who are opposed to the high-density subdivision in Mooresville on Hadley Road. Paul Bryant, 108 W. Washington St., asked what was the net acreage for each home. Commissioner Young stated the minimum lot size was 10,000 sq. ft., which comes to four homes per acre. Mr. Banning stated to get the net acreage you had to include the entire development and he does not feel you can give a net acreage otherwise. The Secretary for the Grandview Homeowners Association spoke to say the Association is very concerned about the heavy concentration of homes in the land adjacent to their community. The heavy concentration of homes of four per acre compared to two per acres in Grandview. The amount of heavy traffic on the streets is of deep concern, there are over thirty seven (37) children under the age of five living in the immediate area of one of the main streets coming through their community. She was told that all the construction traffic would come through their development and those who have gone through the development of their own development knows what that brings. About half of the residents coming to and from the new development would travel through Grandview community on a regular basis. They already struggle with several young adults who do not live in their community playing basketball, using their playground equipment and leaving a mess for them to clean up. They are concerned about the speed of the traffic and who will patrol the area, since the police force is already burdened by the high rise of population in the area. She stated the schools are full. She stated that if we do not consider controlling the growth rate, our traffic will be bumper to bumper on a two lane country road, with little or no shoulder to guide us, and a hill that already hides