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Rochelle Mandina on Zoning Changes Impacting Homeowners and Potential for Eminent Domain

7:09:53

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112 sec

Rochelle Mandina voices strong opposition to zoning changes, focusing on the potential negative impacts on homeowners and the threat of eminent domain.

  • Mandina queries the consequences of zoning changes on property taxes, especially in low-density areas.
  • She argues for a tailored approach to zoning, stating that changes affect areas differently and emphasizes the lack of area-specific consideration.
  • Expresses concern over zoning changes possibly leading to the use of eminent domain, forcing homeowners into compliance.
  • Mandina acknowledges her role to present testimony, not ask questions, but underscores the need for responses to her concerns.
Rochelle Mandina
7:09:53
Hi.
7:09:53
Yes.
7:09:53
Thank you for hearing me, Leslie.
7:09:55
I have a question regarding changing this to the the zones to mix these commercial and residential.
Kevin C. Riley
7:10:05
Miss Russia, this you you could you could do a testimony.
7:10:08
So you could do a testimony.
7:10:09
Okay?
7:10:11
You may begin.
Rochelle Mandina
7:10:11
Okay.
7:10:13
Oh, okay.
7:10:13
You can hear me.
7:10:14
Right?
Kevin C. Riley
7:10:15
Yes.
7:10:15
We can hear you.
Rochelle Mandina
7:10:16
Okay.
7:10:16
Sorry.
7:10:16
Okay.
7:10:17
So so what happens to the taxes on the homeowners if my if my neighbor on the corner
Kevin C. Riley
7:10:24
So That's
Rochelle Mandina
7:10:25
open to both data.
Kevin C. Riley
7:10:26
Miss Rochelle, if I may just clarify, we're we're not taking any questions right now.
7:10:31
This is for testimony.
7:10:32
So if you wanna give a testimony on you against of 4, you could do that right now.
Rochelle Mandina
7:10:38
Okay.
7:10:38
I'm against it, but this is something that you don't need to answer, but I just it's something that I I'm wondering about that has not been addressed, so that I'm totally against it.
7:10:49
There there's not this should be done area by area because of, like, so many other people have said, I'm not gonna repeat it.
7:10:59
But it it it affects every area differently, and I live in a low density area, and then we don't need to have a quantified data.
7:11:10
We we know how to get to the quantified data.
7:11:13
And Also, I'm just wondering if this is gonna open the door to eminent domain.
7:11:20
If if people are forced into you know, doing something that they don't wanna do.
7:11:27
So those are my my questions that I haven't been answered.
7:11:30
So I know I'm supposed to give testimony and and that's that, you know, I just need questions answered.
7:11:36
I don't know how, you know, that could be done in the future maybe or if this is the last hearing.
7:11:41
I don't know.
7:11:42
But, anyway, thank you for listening to me at the listening.
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