Thursday, October 20.1977
Commission bars beer taverns from Clinton
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Clinton residents will not have to worry about beer taverns invading their community.
The Douglas County Commission yesterday approved rezoning for Clinton that would allow lake-related businesses but no taverns.
Last month the Lawrence and Douglas County Planning Commission approved a request to rezone the area from agricultural land, so that it would allow neighborhood businesses.
But residents, fearing that excessive commercial development would destroy their community, protested the change. A petition signed by 42 per cent of Clinton's 322 residents
The petition made it necessary to have unanimous approval by the three county commissioners before the rezoning could be instituted.
About 15 of the protesters appeared at yesterday's meeting.
EDWARD COLLISTER JR., the attorney who is representing the owners of the two blocks that must be rezooned, said he was requesting a B-1 classification so the owners area to serve not only the people traveling to the lake, but also the residents of Clinton.
Collister estimated that more than a million and a half automobiles would be passing the site yearly once the lake's recreation areas are in full operation.
"The people are going to be there and they are going to step in Clinton, he said." So we know where the president is heading.
Ralph King Jr., the attorney who is representing the protesters, said that if there was not a reason for people to stop in Clinton, they would not stop.
Painting stolen from fraternity
An oil painting valued at $2,000 was stolen early yesterday morning from the living room of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and the University of Florida, fraternity member, said yesterday.
"THE PLANNING commission's approval of this rezoning was a classic example of ignoring the people's wishes." It is also the first step in destroying the community.
Mitchelson, who is the fraternity's historian, said the painting, about two feet by three feet and 40 years old, was a portrait of the Lawrence chapter's first pledge.
King said he opposed any rezoning of Clinton.
"If we accept the lesser B-3 classification," he said, "it would only be a matter of time before they changed it to B-1 and would already be commercialized."
Collier told the protesters yesterday for the first time that he had a financial interest in the organization.
"Collister can't be objective in this m-atter," King told the commissioners.
Mellissa Arnett, Route 5, Clinton, said Colla顿 had been 'smeeky' in his dealings with the team.
"He never bothered to tell us that he was
trying to rezone the area," she said. "The way he has handled it has turned the community against the rezoning even more."
CLINTON IS going to change a lot in the future. Better. Whitenight, commission chairman, said.
"We need to control development around the lake but we can't stop it," he said. "Clinton is a reasonable and logical place for commercial development."
One commissioner, Robert Neis, moved that the commission accept the rezoning only if it was lowered to a B-3 classification and reduced to the one block.
He said he made his recommendation because the area was bound to have sanitation and parking problems if too much business was allowed to go in there.
"I sympathize with the protesters," he said. "We have plenty of time to develop
that area now that the lake won't be fille
unt 1981, and we should go slow and do it
After discussion, the commissioners unanimously approved the B-3 rezoning.
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"It was a fair decision," she said. "The commissioners considered what the people were going to do."
ARNETT SAID the protesters would accept the commissioner's decision.
The commissioners also denied a request for rezoning at another Clinton Lake area.
Albert Ross, owner of the 20.5 acres at the intersection of Silhieve and Corps roads, requested rezoning so he could put in a convenience store at the location.
After discussion, the commissioners decided that the request was not in accordance with the county mini-land use plan for the Clinton Lake area.
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