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O1rnz # trr Rrpitrt r' go t(u Mammon M.pu& pith, tlitg of e *de ZONING AND VACATION COMMITTEE The May 12, 1986 meeting of the Zoning and Vacation Committee was called to order by its chairman Councilman John Voorde at 4 :15 p.m. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Councilmen Serge, Braboy, Beck, Puzzello, Zakrzewski, Barcome, Paszek,and Voorde; Doug Carpenter, Mr. John Hamilton, Mr. T. Brooks Brademas, Mr. James Wensits, Mr. Dick Maginot, Mr. Bill Peterson, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. • Councilman Voorde noted that Bill No. 48-86 would not be heard by the Committee in light of the fact that the Board of Public Works requested a continuance in order to view the proposed area to be vacated. They would have a recommendation to the Council for the next regular Council meeting. The next item on the agenda was to review Bill .No. 25-86 which would re-zone from "A" Residential A Height in Area to "E" Heavey Industrial A Height in Area, and area of approximately acres along 4000 South Gertrude in the Sixth District. Councilman Voorde noted that this was being sent to the Council by the Area Plan without recommendation. Mr. T. Brooks Brademas, the developer of the proposed asphalt hatching plant, then .gave a presentation. He noted that petitions in opposition which had been sent to each of the councilmembers contained signatures of individuals who lived approximately five miles away. He noted that the basic concerns involved odor, smoke, and noise problems. Mr. Brademas stated that there would be no odor, smoke or noise off the edges of the site. He stated that he had talked to the Health Department today and that there were no instances of complaints of similar. operations. He noted that councilmen Paszek, Barcome, Voorde and Zakrzewski raised concerns with regard to traffic. Mr. Brademas stated that none of his trucks would go in a northerly direction and would never go on to Ewing. He further mentioned that he would use tandem trucks of a 15 ton maximum. Mr. Brademas then passed around for the Committee' s consideration the St. Joseph County Land Use Maps for the area. He stated that was consistent with the land use plan. He also added that a firing range adjacent to the area in question would be in place. He noted that 50 new jobs have already been created by his Operation from May 20, -1985 through May 12, 1986 , seven of which were minoritys. He then circulated a list of employees. _ He requested that the Common Council be reasonable in reviewing the zoning petition. He further noted that he would guarantee 20 new job opportunities and would earmark five for disadvantaged. He stated that the batching operation would use five of the forty acres with the remaining part being a buffer. He stated that future plans would develop the front part as an industrial park but he believed that this would require both Area Plan IN.. mos w4XMlw ♦U.I.I.NIN. CO