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5' ' give him the relief he is looking for. He said that the sensible thing to do would be to move the house, eliminate the annoyance, and improve the property. Mr. Viano said that if Mr. Boyd is so inclined, he would be willing to participate in the expense if he and Mr. Boyd can agree. Mrs. Boyd wanted to know if the owner of property would be forced to move their house in order that the build- ing next to it would not be a detriment. The Chairman explained that if Mr. Viano desired to erect stores in this location he could do so and build them up to the line without any permit from the Board of Appeals. Mrs. Boyd said that there always has been a garage on the property and they do not object to it. She said that she did object to the fact that she will not be able to see out of the living room windows. Mr. Custance inquired as to the finish of the wall and Mr. Vaino said that it would be water -proof and painted. Mr. Boyd said that Mr. Viano did send a real estate agent. to see what his reaction might bq relative to selling his house and he said that he was not inclined to sell and told the agent that until such time as he could And a place he would not sell. Mr. Britton asked if Mr. Viano would be willing to consider dropping the front section back eight feet. Mr. Viano said that he did not think Mr. Britton had the right prospective. He said that it is difficult for a leyman ' to conceive how the building will appear when completed. He said that display was an importantf unction of this building. Mr. Viano stated that he is willing to cooperate in a reasonable manner. He said that there is no bbligation on his part to help Mr. Boyd financially to move his house. He said that he has a legal right to use this property and if Mr. Boyd so wished, he is willing to sit with him and see if they can wont out a solution equitable to them both. Mr. Viano said that he has paid taxes on this commercial property for twenty years. Mr. Tropeano said that the neighborhood does not mean one abutter. He said that it should be taken into consideration that this neighborhood has been changed drastically in the last few years. He said that the Boyds new there was a garage there and must have known it was in a C-1 district. Mr. Viano said.that he has already made commitments with the town to extend the granolithic sidewalk from the Boyd property to the LeGraw property and that the yard of the garage will be blacktop. The hearing was declared closed at 9:31 P.M. The Board considered Mr. Robert Cady*s petition and upon motion of Mr. Locke, seconded by Mr. Nickerson, it was unanimously voted to grant the petition in the following form: 1