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• STATEMENT Rezone Petition No. ("Zov The applicant respectfully requests that (1) the County Zoning Committee find there are requisite grounds for re- submittal of this petition under s . 10 .255 (1) (c) of the Ordinances and (2) both the Town Board and the County Zoning Committee approve this petition subject to such site-specific conditions as may be acceptable to the applicant. It is our position there are grounds for re-submittal of this petition, including new arguments or evidence that this parcel should never have been covered by blanket A-1 exclusive agriculture zoning. Prior to the effective date of A-1 exclusive agriculture zoning, this parcel was not eligible or suitable for A-1 exclusive agriculture zoning under the applicable statutes and ordinances and, accordingly, should have been excluded from blanket A-1 exclusive agriculture zoning. This parcel should have been rezoned to allow rural development instead of covered by blanket A-1 exclusive agriculture zoning. If this parcel should not have been included in or covered by blanket A-1 exclusive agriculture zoning, it follows that land use policies and standards applicable to agricultural land preservation are inappropriate and irrelevant to rezoning this parcel . The proposed rezone will allow the subject parcel to be used for landscape contracting and garden center businesses. No time schedule for development is available at this time due to the circumstances. It is our position there are strong arguments supporting this petition and refuting the arguments opposing this petition. In brief, the proposed rural development, among other things: (1) is consistent with Town land use policies, (2) is beneficial to the Town public; (3) is consistent with agricultural and surrounding uses; (4) does not set a dangerous precedent for commercial development. The applicant reserves the right to submit and anticipates submitting to the Town Board and County Zoning Committee a position statement more fully detailing the arguments supporting this petition and refuting the arguments opposing this petition. We are concerned that Town Supervisor Ken Ziegelbauer may have a conflict of interest which prevents his involvement in the debate and we reserve the right to request Mr. Ziegelbauer's exclusion.