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I am the personal representative of the Estate of Donald Dreger. At the time of his death, Donald Dreger owned two parcels of property: 1. Approx. 20 acres, containing two houses and buildings on Midtown Road, which he acquired in 1975. 2. Approx. 96 acres of agricultural land on Hwy. PD, which he acquired in 1983. The two properties are located at least 5 miles from each other. Donald Dreger and his son fanned in partnership. Since his father's death, the son has decided to give up farming. Therefore, it is necessary to pursue sale of the properties for support of the surviving widow. The two properties comprise the majority of her assets. It is very difficult to sell the two parcels together since they represent very different types of property, commanding different types of buyers. The Hwy. PD property is agricultural property, while the Midtown Road property enjoys little use for agricultural purposes since it contains only about 15 acres of tillable land. However, neither parcel can be sold separately since it would cause the Midtown Road property to become a nonconforming use (2 houses on 20 acres). Therefore, the need to rezone the Midtown Road property exists. As long as the Midtown Road property needs to be rezoned in order for a sale of either property to occur, RH-2 zoning seems to be the most practical. RH-2 zoning would be in conformity with the present land use of property in the area. A portion of the property fronts on Woods Road, which already contains several one-family residential homes. The rest of the property fronts on Midtown Road, on which at least three homes are located within 1/4 of a mile. In addition, its close proximity to the University Ridge Golf Course makes it very valuable if it can be sold as development property. It is planned that the Midtown Road property would be sold as is. I personally do not plan on developing it.