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about on Highway 144 from Highway 67 east. Commissioner Crouch said, but just remember, ten years from now there will be an exit on 37 when they start the interstate. Commissioner Bryant said from Rooker Rd. to 67 there is a good mix of zoning but once you get past our additions it is low density residential with large lots. Commissioner Crouch said, but one house could be tore down and we could have a nice little convenience shopping center. Commissioner Bryant stated again he did not think they should encourage this. Commissioner McGuire said they needed to read the rest of the paragraph that identifies possibility of requirements for business uses. He said it acknowledges the need to extend the public services. Commissioner Bryant said well, what is a public service. Commissioner Crouch said sewer, water, and gas. Commissioner Crouch said but it says it has not been identified yet, so there may be residences that may require sewer. Commissioner Bryant said that on page 26 in the eastern part, it is acknowledged where a large tract of land can be developed as a planned unit and if adequate access utilities and buffering are provided for the tract, high density residential or industrial uses may be acceptable. Doesn't that kind of open the door if you have 50 to 100 acres there-Commissioner McGuire said, but it says it hasn't been identified yet, there could be a lot of different things go there besides residential. Commissioner Crouch said again he did not want to have somebody held hostage over one sentence. Commissioner Crouch said on page 24_3rd paragraph down- the blocks between Washington and Main Street, the railroad to Indianapolis Road should be entirely general business, but this use should not extend to the north side of Washington Street nor to the south side of Main Street. He asked don't we have Crystal Flash to the south side of Main Street and other industrial Newcomer Lumber etc., and to the north we have the Radiator Shop, Mathis Real Estate, and the Block Company. He asked if he was reading this right because business was already there. Commissioner Bryant said he thought it was to keep the board from letting business go further. Then Commissioner Crouch asked the members to go on three more from this paragraph where it begins with South Street, the last sentence which says the area should remain residential until it can be developed in it's entirety. Commissioner Crouch asked if this was how they wanted to leave the statement, what if the sawmill wants another house to expand? Attorney Tim Currens said the traffic patterns would never support general business. He said when the sawmill wants to expand, that is industry. He said maybe if someone came in and wanted to turn the area into industry, then the commission would consider. Commissioner Crouch said the word 'entirety' was the key word. Attorney Currens said maybe they could change the word 'residential' to 'other uses should happen in an orderly fashion'. /' ") ~ Commissioner Bruner questioned the last sentence. Cilimissioner Crouch said the word -= entirety means all or nothing. Commissioner Bryant said he would rather it be all or nothing because if light industry came in, there are residents living there and whether you like what the area looks like or not, some of those people have lived there for years. Attorney Currens said what they are saying is, if you are going to change the character, change it all and have a major investment rather than people trying to piecemeal with a bunch of different stuff. He said he agreed because if it isn't all or nothing those residents would slowly be rubbed out and their property wouldn't be worth anything. Commissioner Bryant commented that on Old St. Rd 67 there is an example of this.