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ZBA Hearing - June 18, 2025

Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)Jun 18, 20252h 17m

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However, the overall pergola area is reduced, whereas two pergolas of 330 square feet were proposed in the original submission.

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The ultimate submission crafted with the RCO results in one pergola only of about 285 square feet.

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All right. So, yeah, that'll obviously need to be noted on the revised, the proviso form.

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um all right but yes questions or comments from the audience either here or the virtual audience

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this is bob marquis i am now virtually on mr marquis just please state your name is spelled

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for the stenographer robert marquis r-o-b-e-r-t-m-a-r-q-u-i-s do you swear or firm to tell

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the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth i do counsel hi bob were you able to see the

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entirety of my presentation? Yes, I was. And is it true and accurate? Yes, it is.

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yes it is and do you adopt it as your own testimony yes thank you um anyone else in

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And do you adopt it as your own testimony? Yes.

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the virtual audience i see no hands at this time planning commission

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amy boyd with the planning commission amyboid you swear or firm to tell the truth told truth

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nothing but the truth i do please proceed the comprehensive plan recommends no change to the

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RSA 5 residential single family

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zoning at this location.

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The appellant would like to build just one pergola.

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These accessory structures would place

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their row home out of compliance with the

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dimensional variances in the code.

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The appellant has not shown that

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allowing pergolas would cause

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an economic detriment.

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The Planning Commission recommends that the

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board deny the proposed variance for pergolas

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and all associated dimensional variances.

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Thank you. Hillary, are we ready

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to vote on this?

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Without the...

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Yes, we do. We do have the revised plans. I believe it's one page.

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Okay. Thank you. We just would need a proviso form if the board grants the stamp as well.

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MI 2024-005-575-1005 North 6th Street. I vote yes. Revised plans, one page. Stand by CPA today.

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Next vote. Michael Johns, my vote is yes with proviso.

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Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes with Proviso.

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Tynetta Graham, my vote is yes with Proviso.

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Taya Nguyen, my vote is yes with Proviso.

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Ryan McAdams, my vote is yes with Proviso.

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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much.

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Mr. Chair, before we move to the next case, I did not realize we had an interpreter here to announce the vote for 1639 Sheltonham Avenue.

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um that was the first add-on so we just bring on the interpreter and have them

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advise of the vote in spanish for the applicant thank you

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number one on the add-on list yep number one

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we don't have to re-vote it but just if they can announce the vote thank you interpreter hello good

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afternoon hi good afternoon could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer

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yes of course my name is leonel spelled as an l e o n e l last name is gillen spelled as in g u i

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l l e n do you swear or do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will interpret accurately

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completely, and impartially from English to Spanish, and from Spanish to English to the

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best of your ability.

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I swear.

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Interpreter, could you please announce that MI 2024-002-371-1639 East Cheltenham Avenue,

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the vote was yes.

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Yes, of course.

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Entonces, por los momentos, se decidió que el caso MI-2024-002-371, la dirección de 1639 East Sheldon Avenue, la avenida, la votación, interpretó.

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Could you repeat the decision of the vote, please?

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The vote is?

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The 1639 East Sheldonham Avenue, and the case number is MI-2024-002371.

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Yes, and the decision was?

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yes

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oh thank you

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entonces la votación

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la decisión para esta votación

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es sí, fue

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aprobado

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interpreter

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thank you very much, we appreciate your help

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it's a pleasure, can I be dismissed your honor

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most certainly

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thank you very much, have a beautiful day

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number three

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MI 2025

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004

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022

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3201

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Ryan Avenue. Neil Sklaroff is the attorney. Leonard Reuter also has will appear. And this

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is the result of an appellant, Peter McDermott. Mr. McDermott, are you are you on the first

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audience good morning chair i see no one with that name okay um mr chair maybe we should um wait

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sure wait then um take another case or two and see if mr mcdermott's coming out we'll come back

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For both of you in a short period of time.

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Number four, MI 2025, 000441-120.

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MI 2025, 000-441-123, Alberger Avenue, . Tahira is the owner-applicant.

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It's a pro se.

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Good morning.

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This application is the erection of a second-floor story addition over an existing one-story portion of an existing single-family detached structure

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and for the legalization of an accessory structure, a shed.

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An accessory structure for residential use shall not exceed 130 square feet,

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whereas this proposed structure is 387 square feet.

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There is a letter of unanimous support from the Greater Busselton Avenue Civic Association,

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41 total votes, and a letter of support from Council Member O'Neill.

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Are you the owner?

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Okay, well, your father's going to have to testify, okay?

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Pardon me?

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All right, sir, could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer?

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I can't hear you.

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Yeah, we didn't start yet, Mike.

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He didn't start.

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Okay.

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Now, pull it closer to you.

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Pull it close.

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My name, D-A-U-T, first name, the last name T, like a Tony, A-H-I-R-A-J.

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Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?

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Yes.

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Start your presentation, sir.

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So what we want to do, so do you have a computer or we're doing a presentation for them, Hillary?

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This is one staff was helping.

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Okay, so we're going to put it up on the screen.

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He'll testify to what he's trying to do, right?

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I was going to do it with him because we all live together.

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Well, the owner has to do it, and he's the owner, okay?

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But we'll make sure we get through this, okay?

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Okay, but I'm a little bit too English, but that's okay.

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Okay.

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We're pulling up your documents right now,

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and then you can just explain to us

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what you want to do, okay?

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as we're waiting for the to come up tell us what you want to do

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and get close to the mic stay close to the mic from here right i want to raise two bedroom because

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I have four grandchildren in the home

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to make a bedroom for the kids.

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So you're building up?

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Yes.

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Has it been done yet or you're getting ready?

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Okay, all right, thank you.

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Let's wait until we get to the documents.

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The problem,

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I have a shed behind the house.

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I put the

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to make it up the house.

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He told me you have the shed there.

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You have to clean the problem with that shed.

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Okay. All right. All right. We'll see where we stay.

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who's putting it up oh okay

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a couple more minutes we'll be ready to go sorry about the mix-up with the it's my first time

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okay all right why don't you start your presentation you see some of the is that the

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beginning of it the lakisha okay all right so why don't you tell us about your home and what

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you're trying to do there there's a big window there you know the the roof coming slow that one

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The big window there, you know, the roof coming slow, that one I want to make it up.

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Thank you.

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Do you want to build on top of where the windows are to the left?

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Yes.

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Okay.

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Would he be able to give permission for me to talk?

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Yeah.

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Okay.

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We're fine.

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We're fine.

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okay if you see the plans go to the plans

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and this has hillary am i correct this has nothing to do with the building of the property

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right the only thing we're talking about is the shed the rear is too large correct correct the uh

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the second story edition

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that's being proposed is by Wright.

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Okay, so all we're talking about

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is the shed in the rear. Do you have a picture of the

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shed in the rear?

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Is that the

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shed to the right? To the

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left. Okay, yeah.

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Behind the

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it's

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behind the

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swing. So you put the shed in

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years ago? No, actually

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I don't put the

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And I bought the house, the shed there.

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The snow come in, it's low, it's broken down.

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And actually the insurance, the insurance he paid me, I repaired it.

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I fixed it.

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You fixed it?

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Yes, I repaired it.

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And that's 300 some feet.

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Am I correct?

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There before he had a jacuzzi inside.

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And I bought the house, he had some jacuzzi.

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Inside the shed?

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Yes.

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Wow.

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Is the jacuzzi somewhere?

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No, I clean it.

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But the problem.

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Okay.

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the problem there's no broken down okay and the insurance if they gave me around

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I'm not sure around nine thousand dollar I some like that okay all right and then

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you rebuild the shit okay I put some damage I fixed it better could you show

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me a picture of the shed it's not showing now if I see it behind there yeah I have

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I have better pictures that I sent you as well.

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It's there. You can see it, yes.

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And the left side behind the swimming kits.

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Okay.

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On your packet that I gave you guys, it's on the last one.

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Yes.

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I'm sorry, Mr. Chairman. This is the reporter.

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Could the gentleman who's speaking identify himself?

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You're not speaking.

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Remember, I can't tell you again.

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Excuse me.

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So that's the shed

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behind everything that's there.

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And Hilary, that's the only thing we're considering.

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That is correct, the size of the shed.

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Questions from the board.

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What is the shed being used for now?

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