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1~ TUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 1970 Street; otherwise, his firm would support the opening and developing of said Middle Street to provide additional ingress and egress for the area residents. A motion by Councilman Boaz, to defer (for further study) action on this matter, momentarily failed for lack of a second; however, with Councilman Hobson's second (after failing to obtain a second to his substitute motion that the petition be denied), Council passed Councilman Boaz's motion, with Vice-Mayor West voting in the negative. - - Also, pursuant to duly-advertised public notice, Council conducted a public hearing on Nationwide Homes' rezoning petition--filed with Council on June 23, 1970--requesting the rezoning to "Industrialll of petitioner's property (consisting of a tier of lots) between Rugg Creek and Forest Street, retaining the present residential classification, as a "buffer" zone, for a depth of fifty feet from the Forest Street property lines. A number of property owners who reside in the Forest Street area, and with whom Council had earlier viewed the property and discussed in person, appeared before Council and registered their objections to petitioner's request, expressing the opinion that the present plant site--by its proximity--is in conflict with their understanding of the intended residential usage of the area and, furthermore, depreciates the value of surrounding residential property, concluding that additional industrial development by petitioner would serve to aggravate the cited con- ditions and further adversely affect their properties. Mr. Ralph C. Lester, President of Nationwide Homes, verbally agreed to establish a much larger "buffer" zone for five lots involved, Le., retain the present residential zoning (on Lots Nos. 55 thru 59) for a depth of l30 feet. After additional discussion, in which members of Council expressed the opinion that granting petitioner's request would not further detract from the residential usage and --