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Pitcher said, “We have
received complaints (about the
alley on the property), and
Code Enforcement Officer
Frazier has dealt with that more
than the police department
has.”
“I’ve had at least two camp-
ing issues in that vicinity. It
wasn’t a transient issue,”
Frazier said. “However, there is
evidence and I’ve received
numerous complaints of people
being there. You can see the
mess and recognize who was
there.”
Pitcher also said the depart-
ment could “definitely pay
some attention to the area as
staffing allows.”
Commissioner Brian Jagoe
said, “At the old site on
Rhododendron Drive, we see a
couple police calls. What was
the department’s take on
Helping Hands serving meals,
the clientele and their impact?”
“We did receive calls,”
Pitcher said. “Like, in 2016 we
had 10 official calls regarding
Helping Hands, as well as some
additional calls from the sur-
rounding areas.
“There’s an element within
the homeless population that
creates problems,” he noted.
“It’s not all the population, but
that element within, and we’ve
responded to those calls and
addressed those issues.”
Commissioners Jagoe and
Lysdale and Vice Chairperson
Robert Bare disclosed site vis-
its to the Highway 101 site.
Jagoe said he had concerns
about emergency vehicles
being able to access the proper-
ty. He also asked about occu-
pancy requirements.
“No matter what the group’s
intent is, you are still going to
get a large group of people in a
small building with one exit
and an active kitchen. That, to
me, is asking for someone to
get hurt,” he said.
FarleyCampbell said the
local fire marshal would be
able to put space limits on a
building.
Before commissioners made
any motions, each got the
chance to make comments.
Chairperson John Murphey
was the only absent commis-
sioner.
Commissioner
Michael
Titmus said, as commissioners,
the group could only act
according to city code.
“This is a passionate issue
before us. There is no discrimi-
nation involved. We can’t make
a decision based on what we
think, heard or anything else.
The only thing we can do is fol-
low the city code and the com-
prehensive plan.”
He also said that he had con-
cerns that approval would
mean one less commercial
building available for someone
coming in with a business.
Commissioner Sandi Young
agreed about following code.
“I think the unfortunate part
of this application is that there’s
no clear place in the code for it.
When you’re writing code, you
try to think of every possible
thing you would have to deal
with, yet you always miss
something. The code does
allow for conditional uses in
the zone. The recommendation
has been made that this use is
like unto one of the allowed
conditions as long as the crite-
ria have been met,” she said.
“I think in this country we’re
supposed to give everybody
equal treatment, regardless of
race, religion, job or lack there-
of,” said Lysdale. “I think a lot
of arguments with respect to
the nature of the clientele really
don’t cut the mustard. The fact
that these populations exist is
unfortunate but real. We really
can’t discriminate based on
what we think somebody might
do.”
Jagoe said, “We heard from
12 people who invested their
hard-earned money and bought
houses in the immediate vicini-
ty, and that carries weight with
me. ... Whether the clients are
going to be good neighbors or
not, people who bought their
houses and are raising their
children there should not have
to be a test.”
Commissioner Ron Miller
said, “I agree with a lot of com-
ments that have been made. It’s
going to be a hard decision for
all the commissioners.”
And a hard decision it was.
The first motion moved to
approve Resolution PC 17 11
CUP 06 with two revisions —
shortening the temporary use to
only one year and adding an
occupancy limit.
The motion tied, with
Lysdale, Young and Bare vot-
ing yes and Titmus, Miller and
Jagoe voting against.
Jagoe made the next motion
— to deny the resolution on the
basis of not meeting the zoning
for commercial business and
the building facility not meet-
ing the needs without major
modifications. This motion also
tied, with Titmus, Miller and
Jagoe voting in favor and with
Lysdale, Young and Bare vot-
ing against.
Lysdale presented a third
motion, saying, “I move to
deny said resolution based on
the parking issue of five park-
ing spots being required and
only four being available.”
This motion passed, with
Lysdale, Titmus, Miller and
Jagoe voting in favor and
Young and Bare voting against.
Helping Hands chose to file
an appeal with Florence City
Council.
Lysdale said he thought the
resolution should go to the
council anyway.
“I think that’s a good thing.
I’m not comfortable as an
appointee making this deci-
sion,” he said. “I don’t think the
controversy is a bad thing — I
think it says that Florence is a
good town to live in and that
people care.”
Deeds of Valor begins memorial gateway
Deeds of Valor Inc. is
pleased to announce that the
sign identifying the General
Ben King Veteran’s Memorial
Gateway to the Florence
Airport has been erected.
Board members installed the
sign recently so it would be up
in time for the July 1 annual
Wings & Wheels Fly in & Car
Show
at
the
Florence
Municipal Airport.
“It was important for us to
show that the project is moving
forward in partnership with the
Florence Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 3232 and the City of
Florence — to show that we
truly are a ‘City in Motion,’”
Deeds of Valor President Sam
Spayd said. “This memorial
will not only serve to honor all
veterans in our community, and
particularly past resident
General Ben King, but also
enhance the economic attrac-
tiveness for our community’s
airport and business park.”
King and his wife retired to
Florence after a distinguishing
career in the U.S. Air Force
spanning three war-eras: World
War II, Korea and Vietnam. He
continued flying in general avi-
ation and owned a hangar at the
Florence Municipal Airport
until he lost his battle to cancer
in 2004.
The memorial will be the
gateway to the Florence
Municipal Airport and will fea-
ture an aircraft, one of the sev-
eral types he flew, as well as an
information kiosk, paths and
seating areas for visitors to
enjoy.
For more information, head
out to Wings and Wheels today
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at
Florence Municipal Airport.
COURTESY PHOTO
(From left) Cal Applebee and Paul Gargis stand with the
newly erected General Ben King Memorial Gateway sign.
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