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29 <br /> 1 Michael Fox: So you haven't had the opportunity to look at any actual sales beside an existing <br /> 2 solar farm to determine whether or not they have an impact. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Bill Stafford: I looked at the information that was provided to me, which had —which was <br /> 5 reflective of two sales at that time. The report that has been delivered tonight I believe has five <br /> 6 sales. I looked at those two sales, and then I still reviewed as part of my inspection every lot on <br /> 7 that road that was a residential lot that had a house on it going along that property line. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Michael Fox: Well do you disagree with the numbers that were in the report? <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Bill Stafford: No sir, I don't disagree with the numbers. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Michael Fox: And those numbers indicate that there was no decrease in values. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Bill Stafford: Yes, but that report—that report that's being delivered depicts a different view <br /> 16 from what I heard in the testimony that I'm reporting. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Michael Fox: Well let me get you to look at a photo on page 8 of the report. Do you see that? <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Bill Stafford: I do. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Michael Fox: And let me get you to look at the bottom picture, and for the Board's information <br /> 23 this is behind tab 6 in the appraisal, page 8 of the appraisal. Can you see the solar panels <br /> 24 through the trees there? <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Bill Stafford: I could not depict that that is a solar panel at all. Keep in mind as well; today I'm <br /> 27 looking at it as of today's date. That's when I went was today. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Michael Fox: Okay. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Bill Stafford: So this is a situation here where the trees are with the leaves off. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Michael Fox: Correct, and the leaves are on today, correct? <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Bill Stafford: Is it your opinion that if you can't see the solar farm, it has no impact? <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Michael Fox: I think that is —that would be my opinion, that if you could not see it, it would not <br /> 38 have an impact. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Michael Fox: Okay. Alright, I don't have any further questions. Thank you. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 David Rooks: Mr. Chairman, at the fact that he—On short notice we had to find Mr. Stafford, <br /> 43 and he is not able to have a report for you tonight, sort of begs the question as do we have an <br /> 44 opportunity at some point in the future to tender a report to you. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Pete Hallenbeck: I believe the answer to that is yes. We have a planning board meeting <br /> 47 coming up in June and we can — I believe we can take written testimony and comments at that <br /> 48 time. Is that correct? <br /> 49 <br />