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DRAFT <br /> <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 11/9/15 Page 24 of 156 <br /> <br />John Price: No, I’m asking.. In the course of performing your service in this case, did you review 1 <br />any published industry study, or reports, or surveys regarding the potential impact on value of cell 2 <br />towers? 3 <br /> 4 <br />David Smith: I am aware of the 2005 study. 5 <br /> 6 <br />John Price: You’re aware of it from looking at it? Today? 7 <br /> 8 <br />David Smith: No. I’ve seen it before. 9 <br /> 10 <br />John Price: You have seen it before? 11 <br /> 12 <br />David Smith: Yes I have. 13 <br /> 14 <br />John Price: Any other reports, or analysis’? 15 <br /> 16 <br />David Smith: No. 17 <br /> 18 <br />John Price: Were you aware of the survey study behind it in Mr. Ogburn appraisel? 19 <br /> 20 <br />David Smith: The study that he did, or the study …… 21 <br /> 22 <br />John Price: The study that was performed by. 23 <br /> 24 <br />David Smith: You mean the survey that they did? 25 <br /> 26 <br />John Price: Yes. 27 <br /> 28 <br />David Smith: No. I didn’t look at it that closely. 29 <br /> 30 <br />John Price: To the extent that there are published industry studies, reports, and surveys dealing 31 <br />with the potential impact of the cell towers on the value of properties is that somehting that would 32 <br />be important to review and take into consideration when entering an opinion such as yours? 33 <br /> 34 <br />David Smith: That’s secondary information. It’s much better to go on the ground and find your own 35 <br />data. Because these are nationwide studies and each place is different. Especially when they’re 36 <br />11 years old. 37 <br />26