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with the potential limitation of development consistent with that annexation agreement. On behalf of the property owners he asked Council not to approve this agreement. He asked Council to negotiate with the landowner before imposing this cloud on the land. Rocky Haight, 10925 Dillon Road, Louisville, Colorado, asked when his land had been transferred to Lafayette's zoning and influence, as it used to be under Louisville's. He had just heard that any of this was happening. Lafayette had approved his property for "Rural Preservation" two weeks ago, before he had ever heard of it, and they told him that was just how it was. Then, on June 6 he received a letter from the County saying he should be at Louisville's hearing because he was "Rural Preservation." He did not know what "Rural Preservation" meant. The County denied there even was a meeting. He felt "jerked around". He wanted to know if any study had been done on the effect on the land value, or the use of the land, or transportation in the neighborhood. He asked if he was now protected from the W -470 development. He pointed out that three years ago they watched Tommy Thompson go bankrupt because of County zoning, so they talked to the County Commissioners about selling them their development rights. He had a letter from Carolyn Holmberg of the County stating that Mr. Haight was hasty and he should trust the County. He did. He wanted to know if somebody would buy his development rights now that he had been zoned Rural Preservation or did he miss the boat three years ago when he was negotiating with Holmberg and the County to buy them. His property is surrounded by industrial/commercial zoning on three sides, so he did not understand why his ten acres was zoned Rural Preservation when it is in the middle of industrial zoning. He asked Council to delay their approval if this resolution. Wilbur Billington, 6435 Outlook Drive, Mission, Kansas 66202, representing two of the three heirs of the Callahan property, 8700 Baseline Road, Parcel 13 in the IGA, stated that the property had been in the family for more than a century. He stated that the IGA represented a predetermined plan as to the ultimate disposition of this land, a plan the family had no knowledge of, and no ability to discuss this with any of those who make up those plans. He believed it would be appropriate, if Council adopted this plan, to eliminate paragraph 3(e) and the designated Parcel 13 from the IGA. They wanted the opportunity to work with Council, Lafayette, and Boulder County to determine an appropriate disposition for the Callahan property. They have attempted over the years to sell this remaining parcel of land, approximately 60 acres. They have had contracts which had all fallen through due to the respective City Council's denial of prospective projects. He was concerned that they had not had the opportunity for input on the IGA plan. John Mayhoffer, 10014 Empire Drive, Lafayette, Colorado, felt the Mayhoffer property was being targeted. He was against the IGA and asked that Council reject. He felt Louisville should be against another government agency outside of their jurisdiction deciding whether they would annex a piece of property. He pointed out that if it had not been for Bill Simmons he would not have knowledge of this today. He was just notified by Boulder County that they would have a hearing on this June 27. Janice Haight, 10925 Dillon Road, Louisville, Colorado, Parcel 11, stated that they had found out about this accidently. They would not have known about this until July 7, if it had not been for a 3