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• • • Planning & Zoning Board September 10, 1997 Page 8 anything about this issue. Who will make sure buffers will be put in? Trees should be planted now, so they will be large and a good buffer by the time Molin intends to fully develop the property. Mr. Ed Schenck, 7859 Nottingham Lane, agreed that Molin has been a good neighbor. He lives over two blocks away but is also concerned about noise, as he has been awakened this summer by the beeping of backup lights of equipment. Ms. Cindy Ellenwood, stated that she lives in Sherwood Green. She believes the Molins have tried to plan a good buffer. She has been awakened by neighbors' cars and finds the planes more irritating than Molin equipment. She agreed that planting trees now would produce a good buffer by the time a building is proposed. She believes Molin will cooperate with neighbors and did not sign the petition. Mr. Pat Cheesebrow stated that he operates the trucks and has a company policy that all drivers will be at 20 mph on Lilac Street. None of the cars want to be behind the trucks at that speed. He does not like having trucks park on Lilac Street. With the new expansion, they will not park but will come onto the site to load and then leave the area. Parking will be eliminated on Lilac Street. He supports the Molin proposal. Ms. Dawn Primeau, 7780 Nottingham, stated that a small neighborhood meeting was held after everyone was notified. She contacted a realtor who indicated that this rezoning would bring down the value of residential property because of proximity to Molin's. It is a nuisance when trucks go 20 mph in a 40 to 45 mph speed zone with people trying to get to Highway 49 during rush hour. Mr. John Herman, 7859 Lois Lane, agreed that traffic coming off 4th Avenue has to brake behind the slow trucks on Lilac Street. Dust and dirt is a major problem with any wind. If grass is dug up to blacktop the storage area, there will be more problems for neighboring residential areas. Trucks parking on Lilac is the biggest problem, and he believes Molin could create a parking area for the trucks immediately to alleviate the problem. Also hours of operation need to be controlled so residents are not awakened at 4:00 or 5:00 a.m. Ms. Bonnie Herman, 7859 Lois Lane, stated that creating a place for trucks to park would be fabulous. However, to rezone from LI to GI sets a precedent for Apollo Business Park, which is LI, to apply for similar requests. (Note: Apollo Business Park is zoned GI) Mr. Molin stated that he would be willing to meet with any of the neighbors. He would like to address the traffic problem, and in order to get trucks off the street, he needs to use his property to the north to open up a storage area. He is fully aware of the truck traffic problems and experiences the same difficulties described by residents. It is not his intention to build a major facility on this site. He purchased the property for the growth of his company and needs additional space for the growth that is occurring. He believes this can be accomplished and still be sensitive to residential neighbors. Ms. Kathy Schwartz stated that her property backs up to Mr. Molin's property. She is concerned about a possible impact to her well and would prefer to see the storage area closer to the cemetery property line.