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because itÓs not really what I consider public domain to mean. And, so, I think if you had said itÓs permanently committed to open space, I can buy that because thatÓs really true. But from what I read and what I figure, it doesnÓt jive. When you say you, Ðvoluntary commitment on the part of property owner to transfer acreage into the public domain,Ñ it sounds like a grand gesture, magnanimous gesture on the ApplicantÓs part. And even the fact that you are permanently committing these acreages to open space, permanent open space, itÓs magnanimous; and I appreciate that. But I think itÓs pulling the wool over the readerÓs eyes. And I donÓt know how many people read this, but I was thrilled when I read Ð128 acres.Ñ Okay, thatÓs one of them. Okay? Would you explain to me what the -? Okay, you said that the acreage that is part of the golf course fairway, you would lease it back, the County would lease it to you. According to the recommendation here, my stance of lease is that you get something in return for it, I mean, the landowner gets something in return fo here I said, I read for free. Is that correct? EADIE:I think the purpose in, and, again, this goes back to the way we had established the way of transferring the acreage. The concept of a lease or an easement, our concept was an easement. Mr. YuenÓs was to add an either/or situation where itÓs a lease or an easement. ItÓs just a method of enabling the Applicant to utilize that open space for the golf course purposes by whatever codicil is appropriate. And it isnÓt intended to have a, you know, for-profit transaction. ItÓs just a matter of following through with the next phase of this proposal where we offer this 109 acres and propose not to build any houses within that area, and yet we get this golf course acreage back and it all remains open space. ThatÓs basically the concept. KUBOTA:Mr. Eadie, if you kept the 109.33 acres, no, wait a minute, yeah, thatÓs the golf portion, isnÓt it? If you kept that portion in your ownership, you couldnÓt use it as a golf course? EADIE:We could, but -. KUBOTA:So why go through this big transfer of land and all of this? I mean -. EADIEWell, IÓm sorry, go ahead. KUBOTA:Yeah, okay. It sounds fancy but, I mean -. EADIE:We could have -. KUBOTA:Why? EADIE:We could have recorded covenants to and kept the land and not develop it; or in terms of any structures, homes, we could have done exactly what weÓre 6