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depending on soil conditions. This site -we can drive the post in approximately 3 to 4 days, so <br /> it's a very quick operation. From there, the racking —the underground begins. We do some <br /> underground trenching toward the inverters. The only overhead we do is when we interconnect <br /> to the utility once we've converted it to AC power and stepped up the voltage. So we have <br /> some underground going and the racking begins, and this is a progressive project; so, as one <br /> operation has started with the racking and it progresses to another area, in that area we can <br /> start to put the modules on the rack. So again, the material is staged and it's put right into use. <br /> The typical construction time from for this is anywhere from three to four months. We do have, <br /> you know, some clearing to do on this particular site; so it may take us a couple weeks longer to <br /> get through those trees. But it's about a four month process on a site like this for us, from the <br /> day that we show up to put the driveway in to the day that we stabilize the site. As they <br /> discussed, we will be grading this at the end, just to smooth everything out; prepare the bed for <br /> seed; and we will seed and straw this. We have typically been using Bermuda grass. That's <br /> what we hope to do. If not, it will be some other native grass that we can get to grow, hopefully. <br /> Mr. Harvey spoke to it. We do have some buffers proposed, and we will evaluate the potential <br /> to use the existing trees wherever possible; and if they don't satisfy the buffer requirements or if <br /> the species is not right, then we will plant the buffer per— I believe it's a type D land use buffer. <br /> So we have discussed this, and we are aware of it. This project generates almost no traffic, <br /> following construction. Everything is monitored remotely. Each inverter area—we can see <br /> down to the combinations of panels together, what's performing and what's not performing; so <br /> the maintenance is basically an as needed. So, it's monitored on the web. We can see when <br /> it's making power, when it's not making power, and we can tell which areas of the sites are a <br /> problem and do a lot of pre-diagnosis before we come out. Quite often, the most frequent trips <br /> for maintenance are actually the vegetation maintenance. So we take full responsibility for that <br /> and have that in house as well. We mow the grass. We trim the bushes—whatever is <br /> necessary for the farm —fertilize. So that's - it generates far less traffic than any single family <br /> home would, because there is no manned activity there on a daily basis. This project doesn't <br /> affect traffic obviously, because of that requirement. There is no noise associated with the <br /> project. There is no dust. There is no odor. There is no light reflection. The panels are <br /> designed to absorb the light, not reflect the light, so there is no glare. I spoke to the storm <br /> drainage. We will comply with the Orange County requirements. I believe that the location and <br /> character of this use is in harmony with the area in which it's located. It's a very low intensity, <br /> low impact development project. We have built many farms in this same type of environment. <br /> So, to summarize, it is my professional opinion, based on my experience as an engineer of <br /> record on many rural solar farm facilities in North Carolina and my familiarity with the proposal <br /> and its design, an establishment, maintenance and operation of the proposed solar farm will not <br /> be detrimental to endanger the public health, safety, morals, comfort or general welfare. It is <br /> also my professional opinion, based on the familiarity with this proposal and my review of the <br /> applicable provisions of the Orange County UDO, that the proposed solar farm facility meets all <br /> of the requirements of the UDO for issuance of the requested special use permit. I'll be happy <br /> to answer questions you may have. <br /> Dave Neill: Mr. Neiman, you know what I'm going to ask you. Are you familiar with this <br /> instrument? <br /> Brent Neimann: Yes, I am. <br /> Dave Neill: Is this instrument titled, Affidavit of Brent Neimann, PE, and is it a fair summary of <br /> your testimony this evening? <br />