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Vice Chair Sheckla-Cox: Can you come back? We wanted to ask you a question. I'm sorry. Michele Matesi: Oh, sure. Of course. Vice Chair Sheckla-Cox: Thank you. Go ahead. Commissioner Ferrie Jr.: I just have a question. When you're saying that the property, or the owner wouldn't let the property not be used for a horse/equestrian type, is that something they can do without having utilities or water on the property for a period of— Ms. Matesi: Well, I believe water—the property is certified well, I believe, and in terms of—are you saying— Commissioner Ferrie Jr.: Well, I'm just curious. If you're saying that the owner would never let the property go that long so that he'd jeopardize his conditional use permit. But the City's showing that there was no water on the property that was billed for a period of 18 months, and there was no utilities? Ms. Matesi: I understand that, yes. Commissioner Ferrie Jr.: And my question is, can you take care of the horses without running water or utilities on the property is my question. Ms. Matesi: Well, you can actually—well, first of all, there's a well that serves the property, so I don't think it needs to be connected to the city. I don't—I think that another way to—I mean, horses, if you don't—you know, they have to have water every single day, but you can haul water really easily, so, you know, I personally don't think that the fact that city utilities weren't hooked up is, you know, of any kind of substantial evidence that somebody isn't using their property, but— Commissioner Ferrie Jr.: Okay, thank you. Ms. Matesi: If that answers your question. Okay. Is there any other questions? Vice Chair Sheckla-Cox: I don't think so. Thank you very much. Ms. Matesi: You're welcome. Thank you. Vice Chair Sheckla-Cox: Next, we have—I believe it's Karen, Karen Herinckx. Karen Herinckx: Herinckx, and I am against it. Vice Chair Sheckla-Cox: Okay, thank you. Ken Stone, speaking in favor? Ken Stone: I'm speaking the same as—I hope the equestrian center remains. Vice Chair Sheckla-Cox: Okay. Please have—yeah, please come up to the microphone and state your name and your address, please, for the record. Mr. Stone: Kenneth Stone, Brush Prairie, WA. Vice Chair Sheckla-Cox: Thank you. R:\Board and Commissions\Planning Commission\CPC June 26 2012 Verbatim Transcript.doc
Mr. Stone: Not unlike the three people that have paperwork that shows that they use this facility, I provide cattle for Heidi during her equestrian events, mostly for OHSET. I also provide cattle for Ivan in 2010, 2011 both, up until a few months ago. I do this four or five days a week. I was just at Spirit Mountain. I was at St. Paul before that; I go around a lot with different kinds of cattle for different uses, and the reason why—really, I'm not trying to be funny or criticize, but the reason why you didn't see the horses is you didn’t go inside because that's where they are. I mean that's where they keep them. I dump cattle out there on occasion and stay over the night at a motel. I always eat a steak at Mary's restaurant down the road. I spend a lot of money in this community, and a lot of other people who come here to this equestrian center do the same. I've talked to several merchants that realize this that would like to testify in favor. Have you any questions? My cattle are parked out there right now. I'm just passing through with a truckload, but been using it during this period. Vice Chair Sheckla-Cox: Okay. Thank you very much. Next is Lori, is it Greenleaf? Lori Greenleaf: Greenleaf. Yes, I'm in favor of the stables. Vice Chair Sheckla-Cox: Okay. Please come forward and state your name and address for the record Ms. Greenleaf: Lori Greenleaf, 1014 S Flax Plant Road, Cornelius, Oregon 97113. And I live right across the street from the entrance to the stables, so we see it all. And there have been horses there in the period in question. They didn't stay for lengths of time, but they were there. In fact, I remember getting very excited thinking the horses were coming back because that was one of the reasons I chose to buy that house there, because we were also looking at a house in Hillsboro. But the stables there, that tipped the scales toward buying the house that we are in on Flax Plant Road. I really would like the stables to stay there. I think that the people, the Orozcos [#1 40:56] that are in there right now are—in fact, everyone that has run the stables, Heidi and them, they have always been respectful of the neighborhood and kept the grounds up pretty well considering how well the weeds grow here in Oregon. I have taken my grandkids over there for their events and things like that, and it’s always run in a very clean, family-oriented manner. To me, Cornelius—I mean, we state on the signs around town that Cornelius is a family town, and if you deny a facility that has family events, that's kind of counter-productive to your tagline or whatever, you know, to what you consider a family town. Because, I mean, there's kids there. There's, you know, all—several generations there, and I just feel that the stable should be allowed to continue there. Any questions? Vice Chair Sheckla-Cox: I don't think so. Thank you very much. Ms. Greenleaf: Okay. Vice Chair Sheckla-Cox: Next is Heidi Hulsey, speaking in favor? Heidi Hulsey: Yes. Vice Chair Sheckla-Cox: Okay. Name and address, please. Heidi Hulsey: Heidi Hulsey. Is PO Box, or do you need— Vice Chair Sheckla-Cox: That's fine. Heidi Hulsey: PO Box 845, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123. So I will speak directly to the affidavit that I submitted. I'm assuming you've been provided that already. There are four dates on there specifically when I R:\Board and Commissions\Planning Commission\CPC June 26 2012 Verbatim Transcript.doc
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