Will Scharf

The written comments received by the commission fill more than 10,000 pages.

They include lines like this one, quote, The size and design of the proposed White House ballroom are hideous.

White House Staff Secretary and Commission Chairman Will Scharf said at the top of the hearing that more than 100 people signed up to speak.

Because of all this, Scharf said a vote on the project won't happen until the commission's next meeting in April.