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of the problem is that we’re trying to basically make legal an operation that under current law says it’s <br />not legal without the special permit. And so, and we’re basically, I’m going to tell you frankly that we <br />are under the direction from the Mayor to try and help the charter schools as much as possible, which <br />is why we came up with a process that we didn’t tell schools that they had to shut down while they <br />went through the process which we frequently do with other properties that don’t have the special <br />permits. We tell them to shut down. And it’s kind of a change in the way we handle things and it has <br />changed the way we handle other applications too. <br /> <br />But part of the problem is that you have the State saying that if this basically were coming in as a fresh <br />application this is not where they would want a school located. Because it’s adjacent to the Bypass <br />Highway and there are concerns that over time of the impact on the traffic there and so those are <br />incorporated. I think we are probably going to have a healthy discussion later when the applicants <br />come back up to the table on what’s appropriate and what timelines are appropriate. And perhaps, you <br />know, they may be looking at whether there should be a request made to your State Representatives as <br />well as County representatives to have some of the work done by the State and the County, in the State <br />highways and in the County portion, given the history of having improvements done at Makuu for the <br />Farmers Market. <br /> <br />KERN: Thank you, Madam Director. Are there any questions for the last testifier? Seeing none, <br />MikeMenttenech. <br /> <br />MENTNECH: Mentnech. <br /> <br />KERN: Mentnech, sorry. <br /> <br />MENTNECH: I’ve never changed my name to Jones.(jokingly). I’m here in favor. My daughter is an <br />th <br />8th grader going into the 9 grade. She has done very well there. She’s enthused about going to <br />school. I support the school. I’m on the local school board there. I would like to say that there seems <br />to be concern about everybody going to college and such. And I’d also like to say it’s important for <br />students that are going to be carpenters, or electricians, or any number of other professions that they <br />have a good education too. Because not everybody is going to be Bill Gates. There are going to be a <br />lot of people that are out there that deserve to be educated and understand what is going on in the <br />world and vote intelligently. And this school does that for a lot of students. And I like the school for <br />that. I think it’s an alternative that we need. So I’m definitely in favor of it. People have spoken more <br />eloquently than I can about the school. As far as the State not having to pay for the improvements, I <br />think that’s kind of silly because it’s a State school. So one way or the other you and me and <br />everybody here pay the taxes that are going to make these improvements. So whether it’s the <br />Department of Transportation’s pocket or the Department of Education’s pocket it boils down to it’s <br />our pocket. So I think the improvements will be made, but there are departments that have been set up <br />to do that sort of thing. And to cripple a school over it I don’t think is appropriate. And that kind of <br />sums up w hat I have to say. Thank you. <br /> <br />KERN: Thank you. Any questions for the testifier? Seeing none, Tyann Flower and -. <br /> <br />FLOWER: Hi. <br /> <br />16 <br /> EXHIBIT A <br /> <br /> <br />