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CATHERINE HOSTETLER: I move we accept application 2004-0131 as recommended by staff, with the retention of at least one original window being stored. DIANE WROBEL-ILLES: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously. The commission decides to hear C of A 2004-0102-3; 1501 East Wayne Street, next instead of waiting until Old Business. The owner, Mr. John Axelberg, was present. He brought in a sample of an Ecostar shingle for commission members to look at. JOHN AXELBERG: We received several quotes for slate shingles ranging from $80,000.00 down to about $45,000.00. We finally found a shingle that is made out of recycled rubber that is called Ecostar. The ten inch version of this, (refer to sample brought in by owner), was only about $3500.00 more than the Grand Manor asphalt shingles, which was in our initial application. This weekend we went out and looked at the South Bend Country Club. They used this type of shingle when they remodeled their club house. We also went and looked at a house that was off of Greenleaf in Elkhart. They used this type of shingle on their roof. I was very disappointed with the way the shingles looked. The shingles looked less like slate than a lot of asphalt shingles do. Both of these places were single - colored installations. The shingles were shiny and had no dimension to them. This type of shingle is also used on all of the new local Teachers Credit Union branches. They used a real dramatic mix of colors for their roof. They used a three - colored mixture, and one of the colors they used almost looks white. It looks like Indian corn to me. GERALD UJDAK: Have you found some local contractors that will do the work? JOHN AXELBERG: Yes, we found Vintage Roofing. JOHN OXIAN: Didn't we have some individuals come in from Wayne Street to have slate roofing done? KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: Yes, they used Vintage Roofing. JOHN OXIAN: What do their roofs look like? KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: They ended up being able to salvage eighty percent of the existing slate on their roofs and only needed to install twenty percent; and therefore they decided to use natural slate. JOHN OXIAN: I thought we had one or two other individuals that had replaced their slate roofs? KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: They also used Ecostar. One of them used Midland Engineering and the other one used slate tile. 4