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ALAMEDA: All right, thank you. That concludes the testimony, and just for the record,
<br />all witnesses, exhibits and other evidence have been provided. And so we have an opportunity
<br />now, I think, to, Commissioners to close the testimony. Is that correct?
<br />TORIGOE: What do you want to do?
<br />ALAMEDA: I want to close the testimony and move forward.
<br />TORIGOE: Okay, so at this point, basically you want to close the hearing?
<br />ALAMEDA: The hearing.
<br />TORIGOE: Yeah, okay. You can allow for closing statements. At the end of the
<br />presentation, this is your Rule 4-22, at the end of the presentation of the evidence, submission of
<br />briefs and oral arguments, if any, the Commission or the hearing officer shall close the hearing.
<br />ALAMEDA: Okay. Let me end with some-, ask the parties for any closing statements.
<br />I’m going to ask the applicant first.
<br />MARTINAGE: Just first and foremost, I’d like to thank you for the opportunity. Second,
<br />we feel as a partnership that it is important to do the right thing as we are pushing forward, and
<br />that is to build a business that is viable for the future in the place that we have chosen to live.
<br />And for that we feel that, you know, we are supportive of our neighbors, we are supportive of the
<br />Ag, we are supportive of the County, and for that that’s the reason why we’ve decided to live
<br />here. So we look of it more of a stewardship and like contributing an artist in the community as
<br />opposed to an adversary. So if the noise is louder than what it’s supposed to be, as it was, we
<br />really haven’t had a problem to date. So if it’s 20 or 30% higher than what it needs to be and we
<br />haven’t had a problem, we don’t have a problem. So we, again, we thank you for your
<br />consideration, and we do appreciate Brad’s point because we do. It takes a village and he is a
<br />good, he is a good neighbor. And if I was having a concern about something, I would not
<br />hesitate to go to him and ask him for his manao in there and to share what he has cause I do
<br />value what he is doing over there. And again we are looking to do the right thing from the
<br />beginning, and not to take what is a substantial step in our lives and have it not put together
<br />properly. So we thank you very much. Mahalo.
<br />ALAMEDA: Thank you. Closing statements, Mr. Farwell?
<br />FARWELL: Yes. Concerning the noise, the husking shed got permitted back in 1999,
<br />the husker itself is open. Actually I was told by the County I needed to do that anyway because
<br />of the dust issue; you enclose a husking machine inside of a room you create a hazardous fire
<br />issue. The cracker itself is in a fully enclosed, insulated room that I have tried my utmost mostly
<br />because I don’t want to go deaf myself. To ensure that my noise levels are where they belong,
<br />having worked as a heavy equipment operator for 25 years, I know about noise, and having a
<br />farm for about the same length of time, I appreciate the level of noise that is generated with
<br />various machines. Again, if in the great wisdom of this Council, they decide, or this
<br />Commission did, you guys decide that it’s okay for the bed and breakfast to try and coexist with
<br />me, then I have no choice in the issue. But again, I submit that I foresee difficulties coming
<br />down the road.
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