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Public Aearing 4-27-70 Page -4- <br />the people we are talking to at the present time have the property in this area. <br />Whether they would be interested in buying elsewhere is something else, but the <br />reason for this meeting tonight is to hear all of your objections to the <br />Ordinances and then we will decide at the next or subsequent meeting what action <br />to take. <br />Mr. C. Conerly, 4996 West Park, spoke in behalf of North Olmsted Baptist Church, <br />also West Park Civic Association, stating they are opposed to the rezoning of <br />Brookpark Road. He thinks that the Stearns Road interchange will take care of <br />traffic and save taxpayers expense of building and paying for another highway. <br />He feels it will also keep the traffic more centrally located. <br />Jeanette Perry, Ashbury Park, wished to voice her vote against the rezoning. <br />She feels if this traffic survey was made sometime ago, and if it were so <br />important for this road to go through, why has the City waited until three <br />developers were kind enough to give us this road that is so badly needed. In <br />addition, there will be a four-lane highway very close to their homes. She <br />can hear the traffic on Lorain in summer now; also Mrs. Perry said when a bond <br />issue comes up, the City wants the support of the people, and if people care <br />about their community and they feel the City cares about them, they will support <br />these bond issues. If the City shows the people that they don't care about <br />them - that they are going to put a road through that some kind developers are <br />giving the City, and as far as she can see benefits nobody but the developers, <br />then she doesn't see why the people should care when it comes to voting for <br />bond issues. <br />Mr. West stated he would like to say that we do care, and that is why we are <br />having a Public Hearing and are listening to what is being said and trying to <br />consider all angles of this. <br />Mr. E. Timothy, 29863 Broxbourne, stated he was mainly interested in the cost <br />to the taxpayers. Questioned pavement on Canterbury being increased to concrete; <br />cost of plugging gas wells on properties to the north of Lorain going to be <br />taken care of by developers; also asked if road through Shopping Center going <br />to be increased to concrete and who will take care of this. <br />President 0'Neill stated as far as Canterbury Road at this particular time he <br />does not believe there are plans for resurfacing. <br />Mayor Christman answered as far as the Shopping Center - this would not be at <br />the City's expense nor would plugging of gas wells. <br />Mr. Timothy asked if taxpayers will not have to pay for any of the changes at <br />anytime. President 0'Neill stated that at this particular time Canterbury Road <br />would not be improved but at a later date, in the event it would be improved, <br />naturally it would be paid for by the City - indirectly the taxpayers. <br />Mr. G. Schmidtke, 26705 Leenders Lane, asked if this is rezoned what will be <br />put directly behind him. <br />Mr. West answered there will be some sort of a commercial development and defined <br />commercial as retail business and it will not be apartment of office buildings, <br />