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Jennifer Matthews said she would prefer that a post office not be in a residential area. “Post office traffic is considerable,” she said.

Mr. Gottlieb asked Mr. Tedrick if he wanted to react to the Planning Commission’s recommendation that the special use permit be denied.

Mr. Tedrick asked, “Where do you want it? It can’t go back on the she you have. Where do you stick it?”

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the site you have. ’

— Tim Tedrick

exit onto Route 645 would be safer than on the highway.

No one else spoke in favor of the location and Mackie Jenkins opposed the application. He said his house on Route 645 would be facing the new post office. He said he had just moved ■ into his house three months ago after “we spent everything we have” to build there. “I understand the need,” he said, “but I don’t want it across from my house.”

Neither Mrs. Matthews nor Mr. Gottlieb could make the finding that a post office at that location “will not adversely affect the use of neighboring property” and they voted against the application. The only other member present, Alex Sharp, said he could make the finding, but the application could not go forward with a majority

See BZA, Page A-6

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