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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes Iune 15, 1995 Page 6 that there is not someone out there who would use it industrially. He said in terms of his question, he will put it as basic terms and then he can take it to what ever level the board wishes him to. He said the issue in front of the board as he sees it is basically one of an individual's right to use his land for and what he wants, at the time he wants, as he wants, and all the arguments that go with that versus the communi .ty's rights to have a properly laid out planned, balanced community in which an area would be developed; in this case, differently than the individual wishes. It is a community right versus the individual property owners rights, that is the issue. In terms of taking it a little bit deeper, this is a prime piece of property for industrial development. This is a prime piece of residential property. Your best industrial property often competes for the prime residential and vice versa. In trying to come up with spots that over the years will be viewed in the future as being best used for one or the other, it was the collective belief of the planning and zoning commission, staff, and the community that is involved in the process then (and it still remains the collective belief of our office that) that property is best suited for industrial development. Mr. Newton said this is an issue clearly the board, the staff, and economic development is struggling with because it is one in which we realize that if it remains industrial, Mr. Barbee may not see the return that he already has if it is zoned residential. If it is rezoned residential, we would have lost a prime piece of industrial land. Mr. Lane said it is a foregone conclusion that as the county grows somebody is going to have things happen not exactly the way they would like to have it happen. When you look at the overall picture of the county and see where the growth is there is a distinct possibility somewhere in the future Highway 73 is going to be four lanes. Mr. Lane said you have professionals who are supposed to know wha{ they are doing. He said it is always a problem in his mind when we have people like you come in. He said he is a firm believer in the family, a firm believer in property rights, and etc., but at the same time you have to look at the overall growth of the county and work ~ccordingly. Mr. ]eter asked Mr. Newton if the board was obliged to act on the 68 acres tonight.