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16 <br /> o May through September more activity to maintain landscaping <br /> Chair McKee: Now you say twice a year for scheduled maintenance—and you mentioned a <br /> little earlier about the "mowing". Scheduled maintnenace is not including the mowing, I'm <br /> assuming. <br /> Brian Quinlan: Correct. <br /> Chair McKee: Ok. <br /> Brian Quinlan: There will probably be different groups that we hire to do that. More technical <br /> guys to go in and actually make sure the system is working, and then more landscapers to <br /> actually do the landscaping. <br /> ➢ Solar facilities have no significant impact on the permeability of the land and do not <br /> require permanent storm water management <br /> • Panels are supported on direct driven piles— no cement pilings <br /> • Land is not paved and any civil site work is minimized <br /> ➢ Low intensity development of solar facility with minimal impact on land <br /> maintains/preserves the existing surrounding wetlands and significant amount of <br /> woodland <br /> ➢ Wetlands have been delineated by environmental engineers and confirmed by USACE <br /> • Wetlands are delineated on surveys and construction drawings <br /> • Project construction and operation has no impact on wetlands <br /> • Buffer maintained between project and wetlands <br /> ➢ Site designated 10-year transition area in County land use plan <br /> • Transition from rural/low density to higher density uses <br /> • Solar project consistent with plan <br /> o Beneficial use of site with limited/no capacity for higher density uses <br /> o Provides tax base to support transition with no impact on infrastructure <br /> o Location of project and design are compatible with low and high density <br /> • Not visible <br /> • No noise <br /> • No traffic <br /> ➢ County plan emphasizes sustainable growth balancing social, economic and <br /> environmental factors <br /> • Solar project supports all factors <br /> ➢ County land use plan encourages locally generated alternative energy resources and <br /> promotes alternative and sustainable fuels <br /> ➢ Landscaping requirements and location of project will make it not visible from nearest <br /> residence and street <br /> • Prevents glare from the project <br /> ➢ Decommissioning plan submitted to County to remove all equipment and restore <br /> property <br /> Chair McKee: May I ask a question — I hate to keep interrupting —on the decommissioning. Is <br /> decommissioning after 25— after the lease term —a given, or is there an option for refurbishing, <br /> and a continuance? <br />