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FREEBIES HALF PRICE OFFER Repeat your ad on April 18 at HALF PRICE! Home & Garden makes it harder for a board to deny a per- son the ability to expand or create a large farm on a site. Feutz added that the scoring system is difficult to understand, however, and the small group is looking to see if set- backs could meet the needs. Steve Obert, who owns a livestock-con- fined feeding operation, said he tried to ap- proach site scoring with an open mind. It was his opinion, however, that if the farmer met the site scoring and IDEM re- quirements, they should not also have to go before the Board of Zoning Appeals. "So if we go site scoring, I will not sup- port site scoring if they still have to go be- fore the BZA," he said. "That would be a red line for me." He added he wanted to respect the farm- ers as taxpayers, too. "As a livestock person, farming has been at the very heart of our farming heritage for- ever...they didn't want I-69 to come through, and they have hopes and dreams, too," he said. Member Greg Reising said that as the or- dinance listed preservation of farming as a number one priority, he thought that it was possible the best way would be to al- low whatever meets IDEM's requirements. "If we support agriculture, then keep it going, don't put any steps in front of it," Re- ising said. "There's a lengthy process. Let's not put any steps in the way." Zoning attorney Mike Schopmeyer said coal interests were making the same argu- ment. The board opened for public comment for those who had not yet spoken. Reba Burns Kirby said that she was raised in Gibson County, and returned after serv- ing in the military, which many members of her family have done. "Are ya'll considering these freedoms we have and those we're getting ready to lose? " she asked. "I've been away from home a long time...when I got back here, it was not May- berry anymore." The tactical gear of the local law enforce- ment were the envy of her son, a Marine, she said. "I came back to a community where I could own a patch of dirt, and decide what to do with it," she said, adding there will be money involved in enforcing the zoning. Brian Gottman, of Owensville, said he's lived in the county most of his life, and owns residential, rental, classified forest and farm ground. "I would like to ask you guys not to pres- ent a plan to commissioners," he said. "Com- missioners have spent enough money on this." Bob Schmitz also spoke against the road, saying they did not have a choice about I-69 and he felt in the same situation with zoning. Celeste Barbee wanted to know why the advisory planning commission was formed to make the decision. Feutz explained state law requires the process they're going through, if commis- sioners want to adopt zoning. When the board decides, if they decide, to recommend a plan to commissioners, com- missioners then say yes, no, or send the plan back for improvements. He added Indiana is not a ballot issue state. Debbie McKnight spoke against the age of the 2009 plan. June Georges asked the board to include whether or not the person was in favor of zoning on the letters to property owners, so that if they are against zoning, they have the chance to say so. The APC voted in favor of changing the letter. Jeff Russell asked the group send the en- tire county, not just property owners at in- terchanges, a survey on zoning. David Doty asked the board how much administration would cost total, because at least one employee would have to be hired by the county to oversee the administration. Schopmeyer said the fees people pay in for permits will help pay for the administra- tion, and that the county may contract with Haubstadt for administration. Doty wanted to know how much home- owners would spend on fees. Schopmeyer said in the long run, it would save people from losing their property val- ues because the setbacks would keep peo- ple from building right on property lines, for example. "There becomes value proposition to tax- payer," he said. David Hudnall, of Owensville, said he was concerned about protecting the people re- ceiving letters from intimidation. "They can be pressured," he said. "These people are senior citizens." Feutz said it is a concern because he's heard reports of people having been pres- sured by anti-zoning neighbors. While originally a full board meeting was planned March 7, the board cancelled that and opted for small group meetings that day at 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., and sched- uled the full board meeting for 6:30 p.m. April 5 at the Toyota Events Center at the Gibson County Fairgrounds. APC Continued from page 9