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And we didnt plan to kind of proceed with the application until Teresa was here, because it just
<br />seemed like it was going to be an overwhelming process; and, you know, but I kind of got to that
<br />point where I had to so something. So we kind of began this process and submitted our
<br />th
<br />application like September 30 of last year. And then kind of like had a five-month delay in
<br />actually coming to this hearing point. So, anyway, I just want to speak to us coming upon this
<br />property, its a huge home, you know, for the two of us. Having a bed and breakfast is
<br />something that we thought about doing for a long time; and for many years it was kind of like
<br />where were going to live. And this just was, you know, its a soul-calling for us, really.
<br />And when we visited the property the previous owner who was the original builder was present
<br />and clearly spoke to, its a two-story house. Its kind of like built on a hill. So they built the
<br />initial living space, you know, on the upper floor, and then later kind of completed half of this
<br />lower floor with two kinds of mirror-image guestrooms. And he clearly, you know, spoke to us
<br />about ideas that he had to have a bed and breakfast here but he had never followed through with
<br />it. So we were like wow, this is great, it was just, it just seemed like an ideal place for us. And,
<br />you know, I think we probably sort of assumed that whoever was in the community, because we
<br />understood that, you know, he was a very friendly guy and had a lot of parties, and, you know,
<br />people would have known about this. And because it is such a, to us, a very small scale thing,
<br />wehadnoidea-.Youknow,wewerejustkindoflookingforawaytousespaceinourhome
<br />and make a living, and kind of get started here on the island. So -.
<br />SPRINGER:Maam, maybe I can help you. Have you received the background report?
<br />CORWIN:Yes.
<br />SPRINGER:And -.
<br />CORWIN:Oh, I know, its just that we have some opposition to the project, some of
<br />which Im aware of and some of which Im not. And so I just kind of wanted to, I dont know,
<br />am I not speaking to, directly to -? Maybe Im saying too much?
<br />SPRINGER:Yeah, I think the background of your arriving here is, perhaps, extraneous
<br />to the application. But if you feel that you need to express it, if you can tie it into the application,
<br />please.
<br />CORWIN:Okay. I apologize if this is all kind of extraneous.
<br />SPRINGER:Sure.
<br />CORWIN:So, anyway, we just had, whatever, we just wanted to use the space in our
<br />home in the same way that we would house, you know, family, and friends, and guests. So all
<br />we were proposing to do is to use these two guest rooms that are on the lower level of our home
<br />to house guests. And there are two queen beds in each room so that would be potentially four
<br />guests per room, or a total of 8 guests. Generally probably one or two persons would be in a
<br />room; and then, because I do massage, I just wanted to legitimize that as well. And so I at the
<br />same time kind of added this permit to use one room in the home to do massage. And maybe
<br />some of the language, you know, its not going to be a huge operation; and I think theres some
<br />concern about that in the community that its going to develop into a huge commercial operation.
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