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1 way, without you being involved. I would like to <br /> 2 ask Mr . Kent Massie to come forward now and discuss <br /> 3 the type of landscaping being provided along the <br /> 4 west and the south side, because I feel it ` s <br /> 5 important that we know the type of plants and the <br /> 6 location of the plants . Mr. Kent Massie, please . <br /> 7 (WITNESS IS SWORN. ) <br /> 8 MR. KENT MASSIE : My name is Kent Massie, <br /> 9 with Massie, Massie & Associates, 1210 South 5th, <br /> i <br /> 10 Springfield. As A. J. pointed out earlier, we worked <br /> 11 on some of the conceptual planning at the very <br /> 12 beginning of this project last year, but today, I <br />' 13 would like to address the landscaping; specifically, <br /> 14 as Phil was pointing out, the buffer areas to the <br /> 15 west and south. In doing this, initially, we went <br /> 16 by the new Decatur Landscape Ordinance to establish, <br /> 17 you know, what was the minimum requirement, and so <br /> 18 on . In doing that, we presented it to Target <br /> 19 Corporation, and the woman there said, "Up it . Do <br /> 20 more . " We have to have the entire site irrigated. <br /> 21 I would like to say, since we have worked with some <br /> 22 of Target ' s competitors, it ' s interesting that their <br /> 23 typical stance is, get a variance to do no <br /> 24 landscaping; if so, do the minimum. Target went the <br /> 21 <br />