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f-,) ~ , - TUESDAY JULY 25, 1972 sites elsewhere. No citizen, it was brought out, has expressed opposition to such a project and the only opposition has been to the proposed site and that opposition being generally from citizens and/or owners of property within the immediate area, who cited opinions that the proposed project at the proposed site would tend to depreciate the value of area residential properties; increase the traffic hazards in the area; and produce environmental conditions inconsistent with those presently associated with the area, to the detriment and jeopardy of the area residents. Representing and speaking for the area residents were: Mr. J. William Jones, III; Mrs. H. I. Tuggle; Mrs. J. W. Jones, III; Mrs. Fred Robbins and her son, Cecil Robbins; Mrs. G. B. Spencer; and Mr. Jackson C. Dodge, on behalf of Cornerstone Apartments. Suggesting that such a probation house might be of more benefit to everyone concerned, if it be located in a rural-type area, were Mr. W. W. Clingenpeel and former Councilman E. E. Stone. In addition, Mr. A. C. Drewery and Mrs. Freda D. Worthington stated that their properties on the east side of Cleveland Avenue, near Church Street, are available for such a project. At the conclusion of this hearing, the Planning Commission convened and then reported to Council that the Commission--with Attorney James H. Ford abstaining--found that merits of the project and the overall interest of the Community, as a whole, override the objections raised by the opponents and, therefore, the Commission recommended that the application be approved. Concurring unanimously with the Commission, Council approved said application and granted said Special-Use Permit. Pursuant to duly-advertised public notice, Council conducted a public hearing on a petition--as amended and carrying the Planning Commission's approval-- that certain property owned by Kings Mount Development Corporation, as