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been very good. If apartments go in there, I can't think of working with anyone any better. Howard wondered where the neighbors were, concerned. if they were so Foley: We've gone through a neighborhood meeting. We've worked with Paul Wood and his planning staff. We've talked to several of the city Councilmen on an individual basis. We went to the Planning Commission meeting last week. Basically, what we're up against is that the deal with Homart back in the '80's zoned this as multi-family, so there is no way that this is not going to be multi-family according to the covenants and according to what Homart wants from this property. Jim Loftus, Jim Junge, Randy Nichols, have been very amicable and very easy to work with. We've been through a long process. We can't change it from multi-family. Mayer: With the right-in/right-out on McCaslin Boulevard, I assume there is a high likelihood we'll have a lot of U-turns at the intersection of McCaslin and Century Drive. Is this something we're prepared to deal with? Dan Blankenship, City engineer, stated that, if it became a problem once the project were built, they could prohibit U-turns at that location. He commented that the geometrics of the area are going to change rapidly. Shonkwiler had committed to the widening of McCaslin Boulevard with the approval of this project. Mayer asked what percentage the grasses would be, between Blue grass and xeriscape grass. Junge: Our goal is to be 50/50. Lathrop wasn't clear as to what stucco facing would be used. Junge: We have three siding materials. In all cases the brick will go from the ground to either the first level, which is the sill of the lower 21