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SHAFFER: Just I, I sympathized with Mr. McGuire, a lot of his, the things he said, but the first
<br />thing he said is that he wasn’t notified. We were all here one month ago. I had the opportunity
<br />to, when he was denied standing for the contested case hearing, I had the opportunity to just push
<br />this application through, and I decided to not do that because I wanted Mr. McGuire to have that
<br />notice, and have the opportunity to, you know, get the hearing that he wanted, and apparently, he
<br />did not pay the, the money or submit, you know—he knew. To say that he wasn’t notified about
<br />this, I think is a little disingenuous because I intentionally postponed this hearing till today so
<br />that he would have the opportunity to spend the money and get a contested case so that we could
<br />have the time, more than the three minutes he was just allotted, to go through these issues. So, I
<br />do take exception with that notification. He was notified. He was here 30 days ago.
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<br />A lot of the things he brings up regarding flooding, endangered species, and a lot of these other
<br />issues are issues that Verizon is required and is going through as part of the process to build the
<br />site. So, I don’t know any of the history about the County roads. Obviously Verizon wasn’t
<br />involved in any of that. So, we can’t speak to all those old, you know, ten, twenty years, and
<br />hundreds of thousands of dollars. That’s just outside the scope. We came to this project as
<br />basically today, and the history of the land is essentially unknown to us at that time. So, that
<br />would be my, the first things that I would have to say.
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<br />FOX: I just want to add that I do appreciate Mr. McGuire’s comments. As far as the flooding, it
<br />does look like there is an easement on the property to, to take care of flooding. As part of the
<br />Plan Approval process, we have to address drainage on the site. I gotta remind you that this is a
<br />17-acre property, and we’re, we’re—the project is, it’s only 1,600 square feet. It’s a very small
<br />area, but we will effect, you know, any offset with drainage.
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<br />Mr. McGuire had some concerns about the bats being on the property. To my, to my knowledge,
<br />the project site, the project area is just grass. We’re not removing any trees where the bats could
<br />be nesting. And, with other projects, when we’ve done consultation with Fish &Wildlife
<br />Service, they have asked that we not do construction or remove trees or prune trees during
<br />certain months of the year when the bats actually nest at the site. And, so that’s, that may be a
<br />condition that Fish & Wildlife service puts on, on Verizon themselves in the future.
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<br />And, like my colleague said, Corey said that we don’t know all the history of the property and
<br />how it got subdivided. It is my understanding there was a letter from Department of Engineering
<br />that stated that Komo Drive is a public road so, you know, since we’re gonna be leasing space
<br />from the property owner, we would like to use that public road to access the facility. I don’t
<br />know the history about the gates or anything, but in discussions with the landowner, it’s my
<br />understanding that all of them, all the property owners in that area all have access through that
<br />gate.
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<br />And, let’s see—I think that’s it, but please let me know if you have any other questions or I
<br />haven’t addressed anything.
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<br />MIYASATO: Commissioners, any questions? I have a question. You know, in selection of this
<br />site, during that process, were other sites considered?
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