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60 <br /> 1 price points, a homeowner, someone who is going to live there as opposed to a rental, they are <br /> 2 going to be motivated by the same factors. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Commissioner Rich: Okay, except for the fact that they are moving into a subdivision that they <br /> 5 know that the farm is there. And this, the property owners here lived there for 25 years, and <br /> 6 they didn't choose to have the farm there. So they didn't have the option of whether or not they <br /> 7 were going to buy their house next to the farm. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Rich Kirkland: And then there's the next two categories down in my chart, where it shows you <br /> 10 before that solar farm was announced, what sales were doing in that neighborhood at that time <br /> 11 too. So that would have been before any awareness of the solar farm. So you can see that's <br /> 12 still consistent. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Commissioner Rich: Thank you. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Chair Jacobs: I more had comments, but I will ask one request, I guess for Mr. Harvey. I <br /> 17 would like to see in the materials that go forward a subdivision plat that shows the affected area <br /> 18 along Cascade Drive, with the names of the owners. Using this map is pretty useless for me, <br /> 19 and when people are referring to it I would actually like to see how it lays on the ground. And I <br /> 20 think I could, referring to people's comments, have a better understanding of what it is they are <br /> 21 referring to than this map. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 And for Mr. Fox, whether we consider the person who spoke a competent authority, why <br /> 24 would I not want to request that you do a noise study. There was sufficient question raised in <br /> 25 my mind about whether in fact there was no —there was going to be no noise generated. Are <br /> 26 you wedded to the assertion that there will be noise offsite of a measurable amount? How do <br /> 27 you regard that? <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Michael Fox: It's our position as Mr. Wallace testified that the noise, any noise that would be <br /> 30 offsite would be well within your County ordinance for noise limits. For both — and obviously <br /> 31 there would be—you have a different daylight and nighttime limit, and these fans, you know <br /> 32 generally the noise is being generated by the cooling fans in the inverters, and those would <br /> 33 typically not be operating at night when the sun is not shining, generating electricity. So there <br /> 34 would be no noise at night, and then the noise of the fans operating would be, you know, well <br /> 35 within your County noise ordinance during the day at maximum, whatever sound they were. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Commissioner McKee: I guess my question would be for Mr. Wallace, I believe. And then I <br /> 38 have another question. I'm not exactly sure who to address it to. Did I understand that you said <br /> 39 it would be mowed twice a year? <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Mike Wallace: That's the initial plan, yes sir. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Commissioner McKee: Then how do you intend to maintain a good appearance on the <br /> 44 property when some weeds, such as Johnson grass, pigweed will grow 6 to 8 feet tall in a <br /> 45 matter of about 30 to 45 days. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Mike Wallace: So we would evaluate that based on what we saw as the site was laid out and <br /> 48 set up. So if we noticed that that effort needed to be more than twice a year, like once a month, <br /> 49 then we would do that accordingly. <br /> 50 <br />