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Minutes · Jul 14, 2011

July 14, 2011

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what concerns him is that part of the land is owned by their neighbor and the Board was not aware of that. Mr. Buechler asked why it was taking so long to get lender approval to permit the deeds to be filed and Mr. Meilbye stated that they didn’t know there was a signature problem from 2007. Chairman Neuer explained to the Board, when Ms. Weiss asked for an explanation in layman’s terms, that it required a land swap. He stated that the company that owns the land is having a signature problem and that the lender won’t sign because of the signature issue. Ms. Weiss stated that Cambria shouldn’t be penalized for this and to grant their extension. Mr. Buechler stated that the legal issue is can the Board amend the condition of approval without an application being filed. Mr. Bullock said he has the same level of discomfort Mr. Buechler has and asked what picce of property is it. Mr. Meilbye stated it’s the sliver thal goes into Executive Drive from lot 40.02 to the hotel lot Chairman Neuer asked why the 6000 feet was so important to the application and Ms, Erem stated that they needed it to square off the property for parking. Mr. Buechler wanted to discuss if re-submission of the application or noticing is required. Ms. Erem stated that this is not something that would impact the application and it should not require formal notice, She stated that the approvals were already given and they just wanted an extension of time to file the deed. Ms. Erem claimed that any approvals given to them are extended to 2012 according to the Extension Act. Chairman Neuer stated this does not apply to the satisfaction of conditions. Ms. Erem stated that she only notified the Board as courtesy and Chairman Neuer stated that they are technically only asking for forgiveness; not permission. Chairman Neuer asked what if the lender doesn’t give their approval and Ms. Erem said they will come back to the Board with a new application for a different hotel or ask for 5 or 6 less parking spaces. Chairman Neuer stated the Board cannot leave this open until the end of December. Mr. Miclbye said they are only asking for a couple of months. Eric Keller stated that they still need permits and they haven’t satisfied all of the conditions. Chairman Neuer stated that if they amend the site plan they will have to come back with anew application. Mr. Bullock recommended they keep it

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rmits and they haven’t satisfied all of the conditions. Chairman Neuer stated that if they amend the site plan they will have to come back with anew application. Mr. Bullock recommended they keep it on a tight leash and made a motion to grant no more than 90 days and if it was not resolved by that time, they would have to reapply. Mr. Buechler stated that this is an applicant that worked on this two plus years and claimed they had to have approval right away and the Board accommodated them. He

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