Ernst: Meeting wasn't about a landfill, but turnout was
Published: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 5:51 p.m. Last
Modified: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 5:51 p.m.  They filled
every cushioned seat. Staff brought in extra chairs. The
audience took every one of them. Then they stood along the
walls, several rows deep in the back. When that space filled,
people sat on the floor. They opened the doors and stood in the
doorways, and those who couldn't do any of that milled around in
the hallways.  One observer said Monday's crowd was the largest
he'd seen at the Charlotte County Commission chambers since
phosphate giant Mosaic tried to buy the naming rights for
Charlotte County Stadium.  Funny thing. This wasn't a commission
showdown.  It was a regular monthly meeting of the Planning and
Zoning Board. The agenda: Review an application for a
comprehensive plan amendment to revise Future Land Use Map No.
6.  Map No. 6 covers the northwest corner of the county, a
sparsely populated, agricultural area that most county