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BALOG: I'm just thinking of the cell phone towers. That's why I kind of chuckled, because there's one up in Ahualoa. GOLDSTEIN: We've been told by the Supreme Court,, though, that it needs a special permit if ifs an ag. BALOG: Okay, I had to think about it because there's one up where we live so I was thinking, eh, that's right, that tower up there. I wonder if that would go to them and I wasn't sure. Okay. But, in your own opinion, if what you proposed goes through, there'd be nothing left for them to appeal by the Director? GOLDSTEIN: I think so. RAY: Are we finished with that section for now? Okay. GOLDSTEIN: And we talked about already the holdovers. BALOG: I had a question about that. RAY: Okay, Kevin. BALOG: I know you're saying you have your reasons for 30 days but in your almost eight years as Planning Director, what's been the average time of having someone appointed to the Planning Commission, which is a Board that you work with? Is it 30 days? GOLDSTEIN: You mean in terms of - BALOG: Or closer to 90 days, which is what the Commission is proposing? To take someone else's place, does it usually happen within 30 days or closer to 90 days? GOLDSTEIN: For most of the years, I think it's been about 30, thereabouts, but this past two years, I believe, the vacancies have lasted much longer, and part of it has been because of the perception by a lot of the community that they'd rather not serve on a Commission that requires as much work as the Planning Commission has, and takes so much flak. RAY: And I think that was some of the concern expressed with separate Commissions, that it is an awful big load to take on for a lay or volunteer Commission, but anyway. Ms. Irvine. IRVINE: People are just awfully busy nowadays with jobs and whatnot, and 22