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C omm i s s i on er Ho v ing h C o m m en t ed t h a t h e i s c on c er n ed a b ou t t h e <br />Rom l ey Mar k e t an d t h e v ar i ou s sma 1 1 b a s i n es s e s t her e sh o u l d <br />tonight ' s ap p l i c a t i on b e approved _ <br />Commi ssi oner Mc Ciui r4- asked Mr _ Swi f t what he f el t might be the <br />en d r e s u l t o f t h e e x i s t i n g sh o p p i n g c enter i n V i n t ag e H ill s i f <br />t h e r eq ue s t ed r e m on i n g t a k e s p l ace _ Mr . Sw i f t f e l t t h a t t h e <br />sh op p i n g c enter wou l d c o n t i n ue t o h a ve a d i f f i c u l t t i me ~ as i t <br />i s n aw _ He c o mmen t ed t h a t a p h ar m ac y t h a t u sad t o b e t her e <br />continues t o p a y r en t even t h oug h i t i s n o 1 on g er t here , wh i c h <br />h e l p s t h e matter s o mewh a t_ <br />The oub 1 i c hear i no was omtr^~ad <br />Joe C a l l ah an ~ C a i 1 ah an Pr op a r t y Company ., r ep r e sen t ed t h e <br />ap p l i c a t i on . Sever a 1 1 ar g e c hart s war e p ut up f or v i e w i n g. <br />At so m e 1 en g t h h e p resented i n formation r eg ar d i n g t h e u s u a l <br />distance s b et wean g r oc er y s tore s i n a c ommun i t y. Ha f ur t h er <br />discussed t h e t op og r ap b y o f t h e a r e a ., n o t i n g t h a t t h e r u g g ed n e s s <br />wou l d n o t a l l ow f or a su f f i c i en t amours t of h ou s i n g n ec a s s ar y t o <br />s ~.ip p or t a 1 ar g e sh op p i n g c enter i n t h a t a r ea ~ e van l v year s d own <br />t h e r o ad . H e d i d n o t t h i n k i t wou l d ever b e ec on om i c a l l y <br />f ea B i b l e t o h a ve a 1 ar g e m ar 4cet c e n t e r on t h a t s i t e. <br />J oh n S t ear n s~ 34 8 Kay s t on a C t_ San R a f a e l a r ea 1 e s t a t e <br />sp ec i a l i s t f or Ce r t i f i ed g roc er ys . a l so r ep r e Bars t a d t -~ e <br />a p p l i c a t i on a n d s up p or t ed Mr . C a l l ah e n' s c omme n t s_ Ne s a i d <br />that h e h as worked f or 1 8 year s w i t h Sa f away a n d o t h e r g r oc ~r y <br />stores _ He n o t ed t h a t s i t e w a s s t ud i e d s ever a l y ear s ag o t o ae e <br />i f i t wo~il d sup p or t a Sa f away s tore , t h e p op u l a t i on a n d a v er a g e <br />d a i l y t rip s w er e r es ear c h ed g a n d c o n s i d er i n g t h a t 1 ar g e s tore s <br />sac h as R a t eys an d Sa f ewe y ar a w i t h i n s e ver a l m i l es ., i t wa s <br />concluded t h a t t h e s i t e c ou l d n o t s up p or t s uc h a 1 ar g e s h op p i n g <br />center. <br />Commi ssi oner Hovi ngh as--:ed Mr . Stearns i f he f el t spec i a:L ty <br />store s sac h a s Pe t r i n i s c ou l d ma k: e a g o o f i t i n t h e c enter . <br />Mr _ Stearn s d i d n o t t h i n k so _ <br />Est ell a Newcomb . a r e s i d en t i n t h e area ~ s t a t e d sty a own s <br />p r op er t y a c r os s f r om t h e p r op o s ed d eve 1 op men t_ S h e s up p or t ed <br />Mr. Callahan"s requester and she did not favor more stores 1~--~ the <br />area . Sh a f e l t t hat t own h ome s wo u l d a d d t o t h e p r op er t y v a t ue <br />in the area. <br />M r. C a l l ah an r a t ur n ed t o t h e p odium . He t hough t p e r h ap s o t h er <br />businesses sucl-i as cl'~ild care providers and Ben Fr a~--iklin stores <br />m i g h t b e a sac c es s an d c om p l amen t t o t h e ex fi s t i n g s t or e s. <br />Th o o ub l i c h oar i n o was c 1 os ~d <br />M Z NLJTES <br />PLANN I Nf3 C OMM Z SS I ON <br />August 8 ~ 1 99C~ <br />P ag e 1 2 <br />