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consistent with this Master Plan. I've read this Master Plan forward and backward, and I think it's just the opposite. I really do, and I put my points in this report. There is way more in this report to support not building this, than there is to build it. In response, and I've been here a long time, 47 years, and I've seen things happen on this street to end the end, to diminish this street for 47 years. For 50 years, we've had a homeowner association. It was there before I came here because of a problem on Butternut. This homeowner association involves Butternut Ridge, Canterbury, parts of Columbia, Allendale, Carey Lane, and some adjoining houses on these streets. We've activated this and I've been involved in it since I was in my twenties. We've activated this during stressful times, when the city or a developer wanted to come into Butternut Ridge, and as we all know, there was going to be a super Kmart on our corner there. And that was a 10-year battle to try and stop that. We had lukewarm assistance on that, but we ended up with the apartments, which are fine. As part of this homeowner association, we have reactivated this. We have dozens of people already signed up on these streets. It's overwhelming how many people are approaching us. We also have dozens of petition signatures, and I can't believe the overwhelming response we're getting. We have dozens of petition signatures for people that don't want this. In fact, from what I've experienced, not one person has turned this down or turned down signing this. Every single person has been eager to sign this. What I've come across from the residents, and again, a little bit to my surprise is anger, lots of anger, and I think other members here will back me up on that when they talk to people. Anger that they did not know about this and anger that a development is proposed in the middle of the historic district, including within the first 300 feet of the proper boundary. It just is maddening. So what we've done in response to this, one of the things we've done besides activating the homeowner association, is we've got our communications together, and we are going to keep everybody informed through our own communication method to keep everybody informed on what's going on. Because I'm getting inquiries from MacKenzie Road on people that do not want this. Not one person has come forward and said they want this. If you look at all the Facebook comments, the only people that are questionable are the anonymous ones, which you get on Facebook. If you ask what business is going on [inaudible] on Facebook, you're going to get 15 responses. Twelve of them are going to be anonymous people that tell you something insane. But you'll get a lot of interesting comments there on Facebook. We don't want to be in an adversarial position with the city. Again, we're all kind of shocked we're here. We want to be on the same side. I would have expected 100% support from the city to not let this happen. Once the cat's out of the bag, Butternut's in trouble. There's no question about it. Either we're going to have a historic district or we're not. Things have happened on the street in the last couple years also that I did not know about. Other people have been approached to sell their houses. I just found this out yesterday talking to people on the street. It's like it never ends, people trying to develop this street. I'm sure there's more homes that can get plaqued on Butternut because the last attempt or the last plaquing was probably 20 years ago. Council President Pro Tempore Scarl: Mr. Sharp, your five minutes is up, sir. 10-21. 25 Council Meeting Minutes Page 1.0