one of the neighbors a gentleman by the name of rob phillips, who is an attorney by profession, when he was talking through this, he said if we, quote, unquote, win, that might be in our interest to pay that cost to ensure their future cooperation. it is obvious he was threatening us to baring the costs and i thought that he had delivered a veiled threat to obstruct our project. the rebuttal is they wouldn't do anything unethical or illegal, but the track was clear and obvious. >> you are out of time. so if you want to wrap up quickly. >> yes. by all mean. my family and i are seeking approval for the project. we respect the planning and building department's processes and the commission's determination of our application. our architect is in attendance and exemplifies our respect for the process. we hope you approve our project. >> thank you. is there any public comment for the project or against the project? seeing none, we will close public comment. commissioner richards. >> i think the project sponsor exemplifies everything in he wants in the project and the d.r. requester hasn't