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Council Minutes of 11/20/90 Audience Partici tion (continued): Jim Cater, 3 0 Walter Ro , as a Mr. Tallon the status of Ordinance 90-91, which had been referred to the Finance Committee. Mr. Tallon replied that data is still being gathered and legislation will be presented to encompass all legislative and administrative people with regard to vacation and longevity pay. Ruth Letwin, 6162 Fitch, addressed Ordinance 90-107. She made the point that the majority of taxes that sate paid in North Olmsted cow from the residents; therefore, the concerns of the residents should not be overlooked. Mrs. Letwin felt developers and businesses have been given enough and it is time for Council to heed the wi~hes.of residents. The threat of a lawsuit does riot alter how residents feel about this matter. She asked Council to please vote for the majority who want an end to the commercialism of North OLnsted. Loreen Davis, 4914 Hampton Drive, "This is rather short and rather sweet--hadn't planned to speak at all. The lady has threatened to sue us, I say let her". Maureen Diver, 24711 Mitchell Drive, gave some excerpts from recent publications. From Crain's Business News: a survey finds that office vacancies are rising. Landlords are having to use such means as free rent and decorating allowances to cut costs of office space by as much as 20% in the suburbs. Suburbs are showing a vacancy rate to 17.8. The rate is expected to dip even further next year. From the Wall Street Journal: office glut will take years to work off. Many cities have enough vacant office space to house all growth expected over the next decade. Studies irxiicate that new construction will be needed in some areas: the South; the West, which will account for new construction in the 90's with California, Florida, and Georgia accounting for a third of the demand. North Olmsted was not mentioned. Julie Montilla, 24625 Clareshire 4103, addressed the rezoning issue. She wondered why that small parcel of land was being rezoned. It is her feeling that this small parcel is a symbol and a representative of what most developers have done and contirnie to do in North Olmsted. They take over shall areas and little by little, encroach upon a larger area. She feels the developer must have future plans for this area that have not been brought forward. Also, the problems of sewers anal drainage have not been addressed in relation to this rezoning; there are already flooding problems in this area and residents are concerned more construction will cause further problems. She asked Council to please listen to the people and not the threat of a lawsuit by Mr. Biskind. It is a fact that he often goes to court to devalue Great Northern to reduce his taxes so that now Great Northern is devalued by some ten million dollars. The city is losing revenue because of this devaluation. We cannot let his threats deter us from doing what is right for the residents. 5