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79 <br /> Attachment 4 <br /> EXCERPT OF MINUTES <br /> APPROVED 8/1/2012 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br /> JULY 11,2012 <br /> REGULAR MEETING <br /> MEMBERS PRESENT: Larry Wright (Chair), At-Large, Cedar Grove Township; Peter Hallenbeck (Vice-chair), Cheeks <br /> Township Representative; Maxecine Mitchell, At-Large Bingham Township; Alan Campbell, Cedar Grove Township <br /> Representative; Buddy Hartley, Little River Township Representative; Lisa Stuckey, Chapel Hill Township <br /> Representative; Rachel Hawkins, Hillsborough Township Representative; Tony Blake, Bingham Township <br /> Representative; <br /> MEMBERS ABSENT: Dawn Brezina, Eno Township Representative; Johnny Randall, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; <br /> Mark Marcoplos,At-Large, Bingham Township;Andrea Rohrbacher,At-Large Chapel Hill Township; <br /> STAFF PRESENT: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems Coordinator; Tina <br /> Love,Administrative Assistant II <br /> OTHERS PRESENT: Beth Trahos, Richard Kirkland, Lance Williams, Tim Smith, John McGuire, Joe Griffin <br /> Items handed out to the Planning Board Members at meeting: Purchased Power Agreement between Duke Energy <br /> Carolinas and White Cross Farm, LLC;Duke Energy Purchase Agreement Rate Structure <br /> Agenda Item 9: Class A Special Use Permit- To make a recommendation to the BOCC on an application <br /> for a Class A Special Use Permit to develop a solar array/public utility station on 46 acres of <br /> a 122 acre parcel of property located off of White Cross Road. This item was heard at the <br /> May 29, 2012 quarterly public hearing. <br /> Presenter: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor <br /> Michael Harvey: Reviewed Abstract. <br /> Beth Trahos: I am an attorney on behalf of Strata Solar. We have a team of experts here that testified as part of our <br /> presentation in the joint public hearing process. We have Richard Kirkland, Lance Williams, and Tim Smith. We are <br /> happy to answer questions and we would ask for support of this project. <br /> Larry Wright: Are there any questions? <br /> John McGuire: I have two points. One: Is this really the long term planning for Orange County for White Cross <br /> community-turning farmland into industrial? The other thing is all the talk about solar energy is great. What we are <br /> talking about is solely changing the zoning requirements from farmland to industrial. It could be anything besides <br /> solar. Once you make a decision to change that is that really the long term plan for Orange County? The overall <br /> general planning for these types of solar arrays, so the County protects itself, protects the business and <br /> homeowners, in laying out requirements what happens if, for whatever reasons, there is no energy a year or two <br /> years,what is the requirements for reverting back to the original zoning? <br />