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~ ~ • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council April 7, 1982, Page 7 Matuszak: I would just make one other observation along that line, that T think this existing one is practically worthless because it has no time limit on it. A person could plant a dense green belt starting with. acorns, and 50 years from now not have much in the way of trees there. I frankly think there are enough loopholes to drive a con- tainer through. I don't believe as it stands right now it will ever stand up in court. Skelton: Mr. Mayor, T would like to point out that if this had come up tonight I was prepared to offer an amendment. I am sure Mr. Matuszak would also have had an amendment to include more on this and probably down Strang Road, but since it didn't come up and since it has been tabled., I suggest we take care of this at the public hearing. Matuszak: Mr. Skelton, I believe I had the floor, and I'd like to say one more thing on this. It"s not only the green belt. This is tantamount to giving permission to a four story building, and I don't see how a 5 foot deep or even a • 20 foot deep green belt is going to hide a four story building that's a block long, a block wide, and basically covering 35 acres. Green belts of this sort, I don't believe are going to solve this problem. I think it's a smoke screen. I think that these things have to be far enough away from our public thoroughfares that they are hidden by whatever and not ex- posed. They just give a wrong image of this town. Especially when they are located at such an intersection which to me, as I drive through it is a very important one. I think it gives a bad image to this town and I'm glad we tabled it for another public hearing. Meza: I have a motion and a second to table Item 11 and Item 12 until April 28 when a public hearing and a Special Called Meeting will be held to consider them. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Matuszak, Graves, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None 13. Administrative Reports: An emergency addendum was posted at 9:00 A.M. this morning. We wish to present for the Council's consideration: •