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• -3- The Council considered the petition for a street name change on 321-2 Avenue were advised that the petition represented 32 out of 53 parcels. Following a discussions the Council indicated they felt that .eey other streets having a number should also be reviewed and that opportunity should be afforded all parties to have notification of the possible change of names in view of the problems encountered the last time such action was taken by the Council. The Mayor instructed the Manager to refer the matter to the Village Planning Commission with the instructions that they were to examine possiblility and desirability of changing 3215 Avenue and other streets to another name including the use of the St. Anthony Road for 3211 Avenue. Expressed instructions were given the Manager that the Planning Commission be notified to provide all residents and owners of tracts of land on the streets involved with mail notice of the possibility that the name of the street might be changed. The Council felt it desirable to consider all the numbered streets at one time. The Council discussed the matter which had been tabled from the previous meeting regarding the proposal by John Johnson to expand his Greenhouse dev- elopment on property abutting on Edwards St. between 33rd and 34th Avenues. The neighbors were present and objected strenuously to the proposed development particularly the fact that Mr. Johnson was delivering and loading building material supplies which in the opinion of the neighbors had nothing to d o with a greenhouse operation. Mr. Johnson stated that the supplies were being delivered in conjunction with other supplies to his greenhouse customers. He stated expressly that there was no manufacturing operation underway on the • property nor would he ever engage in any manufacturing business. Mr. Lekson, the Village Building Inspector, reported on his observation that the building material was being loaded onto trucks that he observed at the site of the Johnson Greenhouse operation. In response to an inquiry, the Village Attorney stated that it was his opinion that the Council had authorized the Greenhouse operation to continue and that it was a question of fact as to whether the supplying of greenhouse building supplies in connection with other supplies was a part of the florist wholesale greenhouse operation. He further stated that it was his opinion that if this was the type of service that was supplied by other florist wholesalers in the same business as Mr. Johnson that the Court would probably sustain such a use even though the use may not have existed several years ago. The Attorney stated that it was his opinion that the operation could remain competitive provided that it did not enter into an entirely new type of operation such as the manufacturing of building supplies which as the attorney understood from Mr. Johnson was not an activity that was being conducted or proposed to be conducted on the premises. Mr. Johnson renewed a prior invitation that the Council at any time may arrange to inspect the premises and that he would also proffer opportunities to inspect the operation of competing wholesale florist operations where they would observe that building supplies and materials used in connection with the flor- ist business were being delivered. Following a general discussion, it was moved by Bailey seconded by O'Connor that the proposed expansion of the Johnson Greenhouse operation be allowed in accordance with the recommendations of the Planning Board as contained in their minutes of the meeting of October 17, 1967. Upon vote the following were in favor of the motion: O'Connor, • Bailey, Emond. Against: Dougherty Abstained: Springer They Mayor declared the motion adopted. Following the adoption of the motion the attorney was instructed to inquire into the operation of other similar businesses in order to determine whether, in fact, supplies relating to build- ing material were being furnished by other competitors of Mr. Joheson.