ZMA #790 Shrum rezone

Adjacent resident urging denial, arguing the plan is a mini truck stop conflicting with the rural living land use designation and would funnel trucks onto narrow Summer Road.

Said tractor trailers would have to cross into oncoming traffic to enter the site and worried about losing dark skies at family gatherings; asked the board to visit the site.

47-year Summer Road resident said the road can't handle big trucks and the county has enough filling stations already.

First-time speaker who praised the Shrums as neighbors but said the intersection is already gridlocked from 2:30-5:30 p.m. and a station that size won't work there.

Representing the development side, said the plan may change and they hear the community's concerns, wanting to make it work for both.

A registered nurse and lifelong county resident who asked the board to consider crash history, fire department access, and the lack of stoplights before approving.

Century 21 agent speaking for the Shrums, saying a buyer wants a service station there and the sale is the couple's retirement money.