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12 <br /> 1 Wanda Richardson: First of all, I did not sign up to speak. I don't know how my name got checked. I'm one of the closest <br /> 2 property owners to this proposal. I'm very close and will be very much affected by this proposal. But I am not in standing to <br /> 3 offer my opinion. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Leon Meyers: I understand. Thank you very much. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Leon Meyers:Jessica King. Is Jessica King in the room or online? Amanda Godwin. Tell the Board, please, how you <br /> 8 believe you qualify as a witness for standing in this case? <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Amanda Godwin: Well, obviously being a property owner within 500 feet of the field is not relevant and I am a driver of the <br /> 11 area for the last 37 years. I've actually been a licensed driver for 36 years so I'm very familiar with the road conditions. But <br /> 12 as far as professional, I do work for a CPA. I have been involved with forensic accounting and just because of my skills in <br /> 13 research and dissecting returns and financial information to get out what's relevant and what's not my evidence is their <br /> 14 evidence. It's the TIA for this project. And I've put together a video because obviously I don't speak well, but I did put a <br /> 15 video together again using their evidence and Google to show the deficiencies in this. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Leon Meyers: Can you please explain how, given the criteria that we've been talking about, how you believe you qualify as <br /> 18 a witness with standing in this case? <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Amanda Godwin; I thought I just did. Being the property owner and being very experienced in the area and then my just the <br /> 21 skills in research in my professional life. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Leon Meyers:There were those three paths that we talked about to establish standing as a witness. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Amanda Godwin: Well, special damages. I do believe that this TIA will oppose or my evidence against the TIA will propose <br /> 26 substantial safety hazards, so if you count my person, my car as my property,yes, that will be damaged. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Leon Meyers:And you're saying you believe that the TIA is evidence that you would suffer a diminution of property value? <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Amanda Godwin: Yes. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Leon Meyers: Okay. Board members, any other questions for her? <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Adam Beeman: How does being an accountant make you qualified to dissect traffic impact analysis? <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Amanda Godwin: Like I said, it's just my skills in research and in pulling out information where it may not be obvious. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Beth Bronson: In forensic, can you explain what forensic accounting is, please? <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Amanda Godwin: Well, my part of it because I'm not a CPA myself, I just work for the office is just going through receipt <br /> 41 after receipt after receipt and identifying things that may or may not qualify as deductions on a tax return.And we get a lot <br /> 42 of people who try to sneak things in that don't qualify. And that's my skill set is pulling out those little sneaky. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Beth Bronson:Would you say that your applicable skill set in this type of presentation as a witness with standing would be <br /> 45 your ability to comb over copious amounts of mundane data and then be able to explain the inconsistencies? <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Amanda Godwin: That's a perfect way of putting it. I like that. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Beth Bronson: Thank you. No further questions. <br /> 50 <br /> 51 Leon Meyers: Questions for Ms. Godwin? Motion would be in order regarding standing for Ms. Godwin as a witness. <br /> 52 <br /> 53 Beth Bronson: I'll make a motion that Ms. Godwin has standing based on as a person who would suffer special damages <br /> 54 as a result of this decision asserting that they have brought a video presentation with evidence to be heard. <br /> 55 <br />