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MR. LARRY FISHER: I live at 59255 Locust Road. I'm directly opposite 20 across the street from the <br /> property they're talking about. My only questions are, what would the size of the parking area be? Are they <br /> going to be extensive like light poles and things like that? I believe they said it was open from 8 to 5 so <br /> probably that would mean,and those would be my questions. <br /> MR. URBANSKI: Okay sir and they will answer those questions. Anyone else? <br /> MS. ANNIE GILILGAN: 3434 S. Twyckenham Drive, South Bend, Indiana. I purchased the property which <br /> would be southeast of 3733. I think it's in the 3800 block back in 1989 or 1990. My initial intention was <br /> residential,however, at that time the property was it was conveyed to me that we were intending to preserve <br /> wetlands in the area. Now WJC Holdings, I believe, a company I, did have some correspondence with about <br /> four years ago and I understood then that they're intention,and they're out of Grand Rapids possibly, that their <br /> intention was to build directly east of, behind my property some sort of, I'm not sure what they had in mind, <br /> commercial building. Yesterday I kind of visited the man adjacent or next door to me the one that has the two <br /> ponds, I'm just directly north of him and my land is just vacant land, but he told me the intentions of the <br /> Potawatomi were to build retirement homes to the west of my property directly across the street on Locust <br /> Road. And I was under the assumption that was wetlands as well. He also told me that there was a <br /> maintenance man that was already in place at another residential home along Locust Road. These are kind of <br /> all the questions I have. And I have no objections to what they want to do but I would like some more <br /> clarification. <br /> MR. URBANSKI: Anyone else wishing to speak in opposition to? Seeing none the public portion is now <br /> closed. <br /> MR. FEDDER: Mr. Chairman would you at least acknowledge to the rest of the Board a letter that you got. <br /> MR. URBANSKI: Yes. We received a letter, for the record, from Dave Thomas,dated November 7th,to the <br /> Area Board of Zoning Appeals,please be advised that I strongly support the zoning request of the Pokagon <br /> Band of the Potawatomi Indians, who are the only federally recognized Native American Tribe in the State of <br /> Indiana. The proposal to relocate, build,and offer an Indian government affairs facility here in St.Joe County <br /> will be an asset to better serve the Indian people who live here in St.Joe County and so on... (COMPLETE <br /> LETTER IN FILE) <br /> MR. VELLEMAN: That's commissioner Dave Thomas? <br /> MR. HAWLEY: That's Dave Thomas the commissioner. <br /> MR. URBANSKI: That's Dave Thomas the commissioner,prior and future. <br /> REBUTTAL: <br /> 32 <br />