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. . . . Planning and Zoning Minutes November 1,2004 Page 5 Tracy Leising, 1060 20th Street NE, spoke in opposition to the petition stating that she just bought property with her 2 small children. Ms. Leising stated that her house was the eyesore on 20th Street and she has worked hard on making her house no longer the eyesore. Property was cleared behind her property for the paint ball course and they left felled trees on her fence. Her children would not be able to play in their backyard if they put in a paint ball course. Ms. Leising stated that her mother lives right next door and is terminally ill, therefore, can not come to speak, and Mr. Boren, who lives next door, asked her to speak also. .., John Grimly, 1295 22nd Street NE, spoke in opposition to the petition stating that today's Paris News talked about paint balls-it says that study finds that thousands are injured yearly by bb guns and air guns. The study has found that air rifles, paint ball pistols and bb guns injure as many as 21,000 Americans a year. Regarding deaths it stated that from 1990 to 2000 there were 39 deaths-32 of them were children younger than 15. Mr. Grimly stated that his brother-in-law is a vivid paint ball person out in California. Mr. Grimly stated that as long as a paint ball busts, it will just sting and hurt. If it does not bust, which that happens periodically, it will leave a big bruise. Air pressure controls how far the gun goes. Virgin~a Allen, 1240 22nd Street NE, spoke in opposition to the petition stating that there are d~ainage problems. Ms. Allen stated that Mr. Stephens pays only around $864.00 a year in taxes on his property and they all pay more than that on their houses. Ms. Allen stated that they are not rich-this is all tbey have and Mr. Stephens has already taken top soil off the property. Ms. Stephens handed out photos showing the slope from First Christian Church. Ms. Allen stated that this course should be put in at the race track that they already have.