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PAGE 3 Chairman Swaim opened the public hearing on the petition of Melvin D. Abbott for a change in zoning from-a One Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a One Family Dwelling District No.13'(SF =3) and Specific Use Permit - Mobile Home (39) on part of Lot 12, City Block 309 located on the south side of Brown Avenue, 135 feet. west`ofvl9th S.W. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott appeared and stated they wanted -to place a Mobile home on the property for two or:three years withplans-to construct a house at a later date. He said there was an existing storage building on the back part of the lot. i Several area homeowners spoke in opposition to(the proposed Mobile home including Troy McDaniel, Norman Falls, Lawton Cooper, James Nash, Thomas Hodges, Sandra Anderson and Jerry Newberry....'Jhey objected to the Mobile home saying it would devalue their homes; and be an eyesore in a neighborhood of brick homes. A petition was'-_submitted signed by 13 neighborhood residents opposing the change.; No one else spoke and the public hearing was closed. Following discussion, a motion was made by Mr—Burnett, seconded by Mr. Copeland to recommend denial of the change. Themotion' carried 8 ayes, 0 nays. Chairman Swaim declared the public hearing open on the petition of Becky McDowell for a change in zoning from a Light Industrial District (LI) to a Public Lands and Institutions District(PLI) on part of Lot 2, City Block 339, located on the south side of.Loop 286 S.W. approximately 550 feet west of 7th S.W. Mr. Copeland asked to be excused due to conflict. -�,A motion was made by Mr. Burnett, seconded by Mr. Nutt to excuse':Mr. Copeland. The motion carried 7 ayes,. 0 nays and Mr. Copeland left the meeting. Ms. McDowell represented the Paris Housing.Authority inthe petition and told of their plans to utilize a $2.5.milliion grant-'from HUD to construct 50 units of housing on this 12.7 acre site. She said the Housing Board had listened to comments from citizens in two hearings and had selected this site due to it's location away from established residential areas. She went onto say that the project would not affect industrial development since it is located next to-the Chisum School property and that utilities are available` Citing the need for more public - housing units 11she said that there were 470 names on their waiting list -for housing. :She said that with'the 50 new units and other programs such as section 8 Rental Assistance, most of this need can be met. She said that 20 -25 sites had been proposed and that after considering every issue raised, this site was selected. i t, .. �t..x,. 7F .. .Ft�;: i,.'rf .:. ':'C �- �kiyl.,i� ..'s..� -�i"bt �1..fi "�,�•F�.S.....3t. .5 i. .�. -. ,.',j .... ..