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Mr. Drilling sympathized with Mr. Turner's concern for increased traffic, but indicated he did not believe the present strip mall had negatively impacted the neighborhood as it does not generate that much traffic. The proposed strip mall would generate additional traffic minimally. Mr. Turner stated that currently one (1) stop sign is installed at the intersection of Peterson Trail and Main Street. Mr. Turner felt that it would not take people long to , figure out that they can go up Peterson Trail to avoid tie ups at Main Street and Peterson Trail. Mr. Turner stated he did not have a prob�em with tearing the old house down and , zoning it Commercial but he does have a problem with increased traffic on Peterson Trail. It appears to him that a plan is developed and then changed at the last minute. I Mr. Drilling indicated there was a public hearing to take resident input held at a previous I meeting, which is where it was learned there would be a problem putting a driveway on , the Shad Avenue side. Mr. Turner indicated he did not have notice of that public hearing. Mr. Turner thanked Mr. Drilling for his efforts to appease the neighborhood during the construction of his first building. Mr. Turner again expressed concern for increased traffic on Peterson Trail and requested an alternative. Mr. Turner requested that the County be contacted to ascertain the possibility of a wider access onto Main Street rather than the option proposed. Mr. March stated there may be a trail crossing the properiy and a wider access onto Main Street with an island of some sort between the entrance and exit lanes would be a nice safety feature for bikers and walkers. Mr. Turner questioned whether Mr. Drilling intended to have fencing or some type of screening from neighboring homes. Mr. March asked Chairperson Hanson to have Mr. Drilling explain some of the comments and suggestions that came out of the previous public hearing and have been incorporate into his plan. Mr. Drilling indicated there would be a berm along the backside of the property with a six (6) or eight (8) foot fence that would effectively screen the building. Mr. Turner questioned whether the building would be set back off the property line far enough to allow for maintenance to the building without having to trespass onto neighboring properties. Mr. Drilling concurred. Motion b,�Commissioner Kiiian, seconded b�Commissioner DeVine to close the �ublic hearing. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Chairperson Hanson closed the public hearing at 7:40 p.m. , 3. Ordinance #39 - Si�n Chairperson Hanson opened the public hearing at 7:40 p.m. Page 6 of 10