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And I know that, you know, it was used as pasture and that was one road that was there. I just paved the gravel. RHO: The issue really is that you did something between that existing road and the highway, is what they’re claiming. You touched their highway in some fashion, which they are objecting to. They’re not saying the road shouldn’t exist, whatever. It’s because you did something they claim, not me, they claim that you did something. You touched their highway and they don’t like it and they wanted you to do something. You haven’t done anything since 2004 and even before that. You were in violation. You did not have a special permit prior to 2004; and in 2005 you got that permit, and then you’re in violation again for various reasons. And I just wanted to give you an opportunity to respond to that because I didn’t realize, I didn’t know that you were already in violation prior to getting that special permit. And I’m asking you whether or not, I’ll ask you a specific question, is this the way you operate? MIRANDA: No. But if it’s really a concern to you, I guess I could go back and dig out all the asphalt and leave it the way it was, which I think would be not the right thing to do. RHO: I am not asking you to dig out the asphalt. I’m asking you whether or not this is your standard operating procedure where you get three letters and you don’t respond. MIRANDA: Well, I didn’t expect to get the last letter because prior to the last letter the inspector came out to my place and inspected it, two different times. And I called him and he came and checked and we went over it. And I never expected to get this letter. But the only reason I think we got this letter is because we had to resubmit the special permit and the letter gets out to all of the departments, the Police Department, the Fire Department, the Health Department; and the State Department of Transportation was the only one that responded. So I believe they went back to whatever was in their file; and now there’s a different guy that’s acting head of the Department of Transportation so he responded in this fashion. That’s the only thing I can see. And I don’t believe he talked to his inspectors. WATANABE: Mr. Domingo, did you have something? DOMINGO: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. When I first started on the Commission, this issue or this permit was already approved and granted; and it was based on the conditions of certain conditions being met as stipulated in the permit. And, you know, I know perhaps most of us are critical of what has taken place and because of some of the inaction and what may have seemed to be flagrant, flagrant -. WATANABE: Disregard? DOMINGO: Disregard to the conditions. Thank you for putting words in my mouth, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate that. But, you know, Mr. Miranda at that time based his trust and the whole matter into someone who was his friend also. And apparently there was not a follow- through with some of the conditions in that regard and he was totally unaware of it I believe; and all the times that he has come to the Commission I have a feeling that he was sincere in what he was saying. And then this morning he said, “Look, I’ll do whatever I need to do based on what the State Highways Division requires of me. I will do it.” Yeah? And this is coming from him. EXHIBIT A 8