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<br />Mr. Bigelow indicated he was aware of the fact he was moving to a bedroom community <br />with few services and is fine with paying slightly higher taxes to maintain that type of <br />community. <br /> <br />Mr. Engler expressed concern that when development begins out near the freeway that <br />the strip mall building may sit empty as the location is no longer desirable. <br /> <br />Mrs. Bigelow asked the Commission to please leave the zoning as it stands. She feels the <br />overall tax burden to residents will not be alleviated very much, if at all, by allowing the <br />strip mall to be built. <br /> <br />Mr. Schoeberlein told the Commission that residents don't want the strip mall and asked <br />them not to change the zoning. <br /> <br />Council Liaison Broussard Vickers told residents present that there were residents at the <br />truth in taxation hearing the night before asking Council to do whatever it took to lower <br />taxes. Allowing a strip mall would provide a lot more tax dollars than a residential use <br />for the property. <br /> <br />Mrs. Bowman inquired as to whether the property in question was the only piece in the <br />City left for commercial development. Commissioner McLean indicated there was one <br />other parcel within the City "proper" that is zoned for commercial usage. <br /> <br />Mr. James indicated he did not believe that one small commercial development would <br />significantly lower his taxes. <br /> <br />Commissioner Brainerd indicated that no one wants development "in their backyard" but <br />development is good for the City as a whole. Commissioner Brainerd asked Mr. March <br />the difference in taxes for a commercial versus residential use for the City. Mr. March <br />said that residential taxes are 1% of the first $76,000 and everything over that amount is <br />taxed at 1.65%. Commercial taxes are 2.4% of the first $150,000 and everything over <br />that is taxed at 3.4%. <br /> <br />Mrs. Bigelow commented that if the City is really looking to bring more commercial <br />business base in to defray taxes the City needs to look at the big picture. She questioned <br />if the strip mall would still be a benefit to the City in 10 years or if it would be an empty <br />building devaluating the neighborhood. <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Kilian. seconded by Commissioner Sheppard to close the <br />public hearin&. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />Chairperson Hanson closed the public hearing at 8:00 p.m. <br /> <br />III. APPEARANCES <br /> <br />1. Mr. Terry Sager - Mini-Storage <br /> <br />Mr. Sager was not present at the meeting. <br /> <br />IV. OLD BUSINESS <br /> <br />Page 5 of8 <br />