[CALL TO ORDER]
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THE THURSDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2026 MEETING OF THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION.
CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. BRESKO. HERE. MR. WAYMACK.
HERE. MR. PAHL. HERE. MR. MCDONOUGH. HERE. MR. MAYTON. HERE. MISS CANEPA. HERE. MR. HOWELL. HERE.
AT THIS TIME, IF EVERYONE WILL RISE, WE WILL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
[ADOPTION OF AGENDA]
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.SECOND. MOTION, MISS CANEPA, SECOND BY MR. HOWELL.
CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. MCDONOUGH. YES. MISS CANEPA.
YES. MR. PAHL. YES. MR. BRESKO. YES. MR. HOWELL.
YES. MR. WAYMACK. YES. MR. MAYTON. YES. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE OUR ORGANIZATIONAL
[ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING]
MEETING, AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR SOMEONE TO BE NOMINATED FOR CHAIRMAN.MR. CHAIR, I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO NOMINATE MISS CANEPA AS THE CHAIR OF THE 2026 PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION. SECOND? SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.
CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. PAHL. YES. MR. MAYTON.
NO. MR. MCDONOUGH. YES. MR. BRESKO. YES. MISS CANEPA.
ABSTAIN. MR. WAYMACK. YES. MR. HOWELL. YES.
ALL RIGHT. NOW I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY NOMINATION? I NOMINATE MR. HOWELL.
SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. MAYTON. YES.
MR. MCDONOUGH. YES. MISS CANEPA. YES. MR. PAHL.
YES. MR. BRESKO. YES. MR. WAYMACK. YES. MR. HOWE.
YES. ABSTAIN. I'LL CHANGE YOU TO ABSTAIN. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE ADOPTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION 2026 MEETING SCHEDULE AND TAB TWO.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. MAYTON. YES.
MR. MCDONOUGH. YES. MR. BRESKO. YES. MISS CANEPA.
YES. MR. PAHL. YES. MR. WAYMACK. YES. MR. HOWELL.
YES. I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSIONERS ON TOPICS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA AS PUBLIC HEARINGS THIS EVENING.MY NAME IS JUSTIN GOODMAN. 15 201 JAMES RIVER DRIVE OVER IN DISPUTANTA.
AND SO I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE BOARD ABOUT A FEW THINGS, AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME.
SO IT WASN'T TOO LONG AGO THAT THE CHEMICAL PLANTS JUST HERE LOCALLY WERE, YOU KNOW, DUMPING STUFF INTO THE RIVER, YOU KNOW, I WAS TOLD JUST RECENTLY THAT ACTUALLY THEY WERE JUST DUMPING IT ON THE ROAD AND YOU COULD, LIKE, POSSIBLY SEE IT ON THE ROADWAYS. YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH.
I WASN'T HERE FOR THIS. NOW, WITH THAT BEING SAID, WHAT'S INTERESTING IS IN ABOUT 1990, YOU KNOW, AND WE CAN CHECK THIS. BUT WHEN PEOPLE STARTED, I GUESS LIKE REALLY LIKE FINDING OUT IN THE EARLY 2000 IS WHEN THEY REALLY GOT IN TROUBLE.
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YOU KNOW, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S BAD, YOU KNOW.THE COMPANY WAS AWARE THAT TEFLON WAS BAD IN 1961.
THEY'RE STILL SETTLING LAWSUITS TO THIS DAY, IN THIS DAY AND AGE, SO, YOU KNOW.
THEY SPENT 39 YEARS ON A DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN IN REGARDS TO THAT BIG COMPANY, DUPONT, YOU KNOW, BIG, BIG COMPANY. SMOKING CIGARETTES CONTRIBUTED TO LUNG CANCER AS EARLY AS 1912.
THEY HAD CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE IN 1950. THEY DID NOT ADMIT FAULT UNTIL A COURT ORDER RELEASE.
AND THIS TOBACCO COMPANIES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S VIRGINIA, BUT THIS WOULD BE IN 1999.
IN 2006, A FEDERAL COURT FINALLY RULED THAT THEY HAD IN FACT, ADMIT THAT THEY RAN A DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN. COOL. SO THEY ADMITTED IT. THIS BIG COMPANY, BIG MONEY, BIG BUSINESS, RIGHT? AND 1979, THE FIRST OFFICIAL REPORTS THAT WERE CONSISTENT, SHOWING EMF AND TRANSMISSION LINES, HIGH VOLTAGE LINES.
MY APOLOGIES. BUT, YOU KNOW, IN 1979, THE FIRST REPORTS CAME OUT THAT SHOWED A CONCLUSIVE YOU KNOW, RELATION WITH HIGH VOLTAGE LINES AND LEUKEMIA AND CHILDHOOD CANCER.
WE'LL GET TO THAT LATER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APOLOGIZE.
WITH THAT, AND. THERE'S ONE MORE THING. MY TIMER DIDN'T START, DO I? CAN I GET A TIME? I WANT TO MAKE SURE I COMPLY WITH OUR.
OKAY. SO FLINT MICHIGAN FOUND OUT THAT THEIR WATER WAS BAD.
IF YOU JUST GIVE ME JUST TWO SECONDS, FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME, I AM ASKING THIS BOARD AND EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT TO JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE, NOT OUT OF WEAKNESS, BUT OUT OF RESPECT. SILENCE FOR THE LIVES THAT WERE LOST, SILENCE FOR THE CHILDREN HARMED, FAMILIES BROKEN, COMMUNITIES POISONED, AND THE TRUST THAT WAS BETRAYED BY CORRUPTION, GREED AND NEGLIGENCE.
SILENCE FOR THOSE WHO SPOKE UP AND WERE IGNORED.
A REMINDER THAT REAL PEOPLE SUFFER WHEN THOSE IN POWER FAIL THEIR DUTY.
PLEASE JOIN ME NOW. GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME.
THANK YOU, SIR. NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
NOW IS THE TIME FOR COMMISSIONER´S COMMENTS. DO ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY? ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR ORDER OF BUSINESS, STARTING WITH ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 18TH,
[ORDER OF BUSINESS]
2025. MOTION TO ADOPT AND APPROVE. YES. SECOND.ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MR. PAHL. ABSTAIN. MR. MAYTON.
ABSTAIN. MR. MCDONOUGH. YES. MR. BRESKO. YES.
MR. HOWELL. YES. MR. WAYMACK. YES. MISS CANEPA.
SO MOVED. SECOND. MR. MCDONOUGH. YES. MR. HOWE.
YES. MR. BRESKO. YES. MR. PAHL. ABSTAIN. MR. MAYTON.
[PUBLIC HEARINGS ]
EACH PUBLIC HEARING CORRESPONDS TO AN APPLICATION THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY FOR REVIEW.VOTES BY THE COMMISSION ARE ADVISORY ONLY. AFTER AN APPLICATION IS FORWARDED TO THE BOARD, THEY WILL HOLD ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE MAKING A DECISION.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING DURING A PUBLIC HEARING WHEN THE TIME IS ANNOUNCED, YOU MAY APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SPECIAL EXCEPTION SE-25-0005.
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MIC].THIS PRESENTATION IS FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION SE-25-0005.
THE APPLICANT IS CAROLINE DEBRUHL OF HDR, INC.
AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS, VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.
THIS REQUEST IS TO PERMIT THE EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING DOMINION ENERGY ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION WITHIN AN RA RESIDENTIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND R-1 LIMITED RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT, PURSUANT TO THE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE, SECTION 90-103 15 AND 90-202 6. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 0.97 ACRES IN SIZE, IS LOCATED ON ARWOOD ROAD, AND IS IDENTIFIED AS THE TAX MAP LISTED ON THE SCREEN.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INDICATES THAT THE PROPERTY IS PLANNED FOR AGRICULTURAL USES.
THIS VISUAL SHOWS A LOCATION MAP. THE PROPERTY APPEARS PRETTY SMALL, BUT IT'S CENTRALLY LOCATED IN THAT BLUE HIGHLIGHTED ALONG ARWOOD ROAD AND IN THE TOP RIGHT YOU CAN SEE A ZOOMED OUT VIEW OF THE COUNTY AND WHERE IT IS IN RELATION TO THE COUNTY.
TO SUMMARIZE WHAT THE REQUEST IS, THE LAND USES THAT ARE LISTED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE, IT FALLS UNDER TWO LAND USES BECAUSE THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF LANGUAGE IN THE TWO ZONING DISTRICTS.
AND THOSE ARE ARE LISTED THERE FOR YOU.
AND WHAT IS PROPOSED IS REPLACEMENT OF CHAIN LINK FENCE, INCREASED SPACE BETWEEN FENCE AND THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE, AND EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING SUBSTATION TO THE EAST AND SOUTH, INCLUDING A CONTROL ENCLOSURE, ONE TRANSFORMER AND MISCELLANEOUS STEEL SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICAL WIRES AND EQUIPMENT.
AND THERE'S THE CONCEPTUAL MAP OR SITE LAYOUT PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
TO SUMMARIZE PLANNING AND ZONING STAFF'S REVIEW, STAFF FINDS THIS REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SURROUNDING ZONING AND SURROUNDING LAND USES IF THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS ARE IMPOSED.
THE ANTICIPATED OFFSITE IMPACTS IS VISIBILITY TO THE RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES, AS WELL AS NOISE GENERATION FROM THE EQUIPMENT ON THE SUBSTATION.
STAFF RECOMMENDS VARIOUS CONDITIONS INTENDED TO REDUCE OR MITIGATE IMPACTS.
COMMENTS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS. FROM VDOT, THAT AGENCY JUST NOTED THE CURRENT TRAFFIC ON ARWOOD ROAD AND THAT THE EXISTING ENTRANCE MEETS VDOT LOW VOLUME COMMERCIAL STANDARDS AND THAT THEY HAVE NO OBJECTION. FIRE AND EMS RECOMMENDED VISUALLY OPAQUE SCREENING IN LIEU OF VEGETATIVE BUFFER YARD ALONG THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE, AND THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS REFLECT THAT, AND THEY RECOMMENDED A KNOX BOX TO BE INSTALLED FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS.
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NO PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THIS HEARING AND THIS PUBLIC HEARING WAS ADVERTISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE CODE. AND STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS PERTAINING TO VARIOUS TOPICS SUCH AS THE DEFINITION OF THE LAND USE, VISUAL IMPACT MITIGATION, ADHERENCE TO THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN, EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS AND STANDARD CONDITIONS ALLOWING THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO EXPIRE IF THE USE DOES NOT CONTINUE OR TO BE REVOKED IF THE USE IS NOT OPERATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL CODES. FOR THE CONDITION ABOUT EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS, WHAT WAS PROVIDED IN THE STAFF REPORT WAS A RECOMMENDED CONDITION THAT COINCIDED WITH FIRE AND EMS´ COMMENTS ABOUT THE KNOX BOX.SO I WON'T, YOU KNOW, READ THE WHOLE THING, BUT IT'S ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU TO READ.
BUT I CAN SUMMARIZE THAT. AND THE APPLICANT CAN SPEAK ON THIS WITH MORE KNOWLEDGE THAN ME WHEN THEY COME UP. BUT THE INTENT I BELIEVE, OF THIS ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE IS FOR SAFETY REASONS, SO THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T GO AND EXTINGUISH WITH WATER AND ENERGIZED EQUIPMENT.
SO YOU, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, CAN VOTE WHETHER YOU WANT TO REPLACE THAT RECOMMENDED CONDITION AND WHETHER YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS.
SO CAN WE GO BACK TO THE PRESENTATION? THANK YOU.
SO THAT WAS A SUMMARY OF THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS.
AND THAT'S BASED ON STAFF'S OPINION THAT IF THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS ARE IMPOSED, THE REQUESTED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SURROUNDING ZONING AND SURROUNDING LAND USES, AND CONSISTENT WITH THE DEFINITION OF SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION CAN DETERMINE IF ALL CONCERNS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED.
SO THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. IF THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE APPLICANT WHO IS HERE UP TO SPEAK.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND SPEAK? GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US HERE.
APPLICANT. MY NAME IS CAROLINE DEBRUHL. I AM A LICENSED CIVIL ENGINEER WITH HDR.
WE ARE CONSULTED BY DOMINION ENERGY, WHO IS THE PROPERTY OWNER ON THIS SITE.
THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? YEAH. WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS? I MEAN, WHAT'S THE GENERAL PURPOSE THAT YOU'RE DOING.
RELIABILITY. SO THERE IS AN EXISTING TRANSFORMER BEING ABLE TO EXPAND AND ADD AN ADDITIONAL BANK SUPPORTS AND RELIABILITY FOR THAT, AS WELL AS THE CONTROL ENCLOSURE WHICH HOUSES.
IT'S A MATERIAL. IT'S A BUILDING THAT WILL HOLD ALL THE EQUIPMENT TO SWITCH AND MONITOR RELAYING SO ENHANCE RELIABILITY. WOULD YOU ALL CONSIDER POSSIBLY PUTTING THE.
WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? THE SCREENING AROUND ALL FOUR SIDES? I WILL DEFER TO THE DOMINION ENERGY PROPERTY OWNER.
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HI, I'M KRISTA MACDONALD. I'M THE PERMITTING SPECIALIST ON THIS PROJECT.AND THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S IN THERE IS ABOUT FROM THAT SAME TIME FRAME.
OKAY. ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST ONE FROM THE PUBLIC COMMENTS WE HEARD EARLIER.
SO THE PUBLIC IS AWARE, THIS IS JUST A, AS YOU SAID, MODERNIZING.
IT IS PURELY A MODERNIZATION OF WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE.
OKAY. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL NOW HOLD OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
HELLO AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU KNOW, JUST BLESSED LIKE I GET THIS CHANCE.
CAN THE TIMER PLEASE WORK? DO I PUSH A BUTTON OR SOMETHING? CAN I GET A ONE MINUTE WARNING WHEN I'M AT THAT TIME? SOMEONE LIKE. THANK YOU. PERFECT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
SO ONCE AGAIN, I'M BLESSED THAT I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND EVEN TALK. FULL DISCLOSURE, THE TIME IS LIKE, NOW. AND, YOU KNOW, SO I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ABOUT THESE, YOU KNOW, HIGH VOLTAGE OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS. AND I REALLY WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO WHEN I SEND YOU ALL OF THE INFORMATION I HAVE, TAKE A LOOK AT IT. YOU ARE THE DECIDING MEMBERS.
THERE'S ACTUALLY A POWERPOINT ABOUT TRANSMISSION SAFETY ON DOMINION'S WEBSITE, OKAY? IT'S A BEAUTIFUL POWERPOINT. IT REFERENCES FOUR DOCUMENTS.
I HAPPENED TO READ ONE. IT'S LIKE 300 AND SOME PAGES.
THEY PROBABLY NEVER THOUGHT SOMEONE WOULD READ IT. SO THIS IS WHAT IT SAYS.
THE NEW EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES ARE CONSISTENT WITH EARLIER FINDINGS OF AN INCREASED RISK OF CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA, WITH ESTIMATED AVERAGE DAILY EXPOSURES OF 0.3 TO 0.4 MICROTESLAS.
THIS IS ON DOMINION'S WEBSITE, A DOCUMENT THAT THEY REFERENCE.
I'M GOING TO SEND IT TO YOU BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME. AS CONCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS OPINION, DATA SUGGESTS THAT ELF-EMF MAY INDUCE BOTH GENOTOXIC AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS.
HAVE WE HEARD ABOUT THE 49ERS? WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE WITH THEIR POWER PLANT, THEIR SUBSTATION? THEY'RE THE MOST INJURED TEAM IN THE LEAGUE. THIS IS REAL SCIENCE, REAL TIME. I'VE WAITED. GOD TOLD ME TO BE STILL. JUST SO HAPPENS THE 49ERS ANNOUNCED THEIR STUFF.
SO THIS WAS LIKE THE TIME FOR ME TO GO AND RETEST.
SO THIS IS WHERE YOU GUYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY CALL FOR MORE ANSWERS.
YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T NECESSARILY SEE IT. I WILL SAY THAT.
GOSH. LET'S SEE. IN BELGIUM THERE'S SUPER CRITERIA FOR SCHOOLS, DAYCARES, ANYTHING WITH HOMES UNDER OR NEAR HIGH VOLTAGE LINES THAT SINCE 2007.
ONE MINUTE. THANK YOU SIR. 2006 HAS HAD THAT TOO.
ONCE THIS COMES OUT, I'M GOING TO SEND YOU EVERYTHING.
PACEMAKERS, IMPLEMENT CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATORS, DEEP BRAIN STIMULATORS, VAGUS NERVE STIMULATORS, SPINAL CORD STIMULATORS, COCHLEAR IMPLANTS, INSULIN PUMPS, NERVE STIMULATORS, IMPLANTED LOOP RECORDERS, BLADDER PELVIC STIMULATORS, GASTRIC ELECTRIC STIMULATORS.
ALL THOSE GET AFFECTED BY ANYTHING OVER WHAT I'VE READ IS TWO NEWER DEVICES ARE GOOD, BUT, YOU KNOW, THESE LINES HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME. I WOULD NOT APPROVE ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN SAN FRANCISCO.
I WOULD REALLY RECOMMEND ASKING FOR, YOU KNOW, LIKE, JUST A PAUSE.
JUST LOOK UP THE SAN FRANCISCO. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS.
IF IT ACTUALLY AFFECTS GENOTOXIC AND MICROBIAL.
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I MEAN THAT'S OFF THEIR WEBSITE. I'M GOING TO SEND IT TO YOU REAL STUFF.BUT HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE WERE TOLD THAT. AND IT'S ALWAYS A JOKE.
COMPANIES CAN, LIKE, GET AWAY BECAUSE THEY KIND OF TELL US, WELL, THEY HAVE IT.
IT'S ON THEIR WEBSITE. YOU GO TO THIS DOCUMENT.
I'M GOING TO SEND IT TO YOU. I'VE HIGHLIGHTED IT. YOU DON'T GOT TO READ IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. GOD BLESS AMERICA. PLEASE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION. PAUSE ANYTHING TO DO WITH TRANSMISSION SUBSTATION ANYTHING. I WENT TO MEASURE AND THERE ARE BRAND NEW HOUSES THAT.THERE'S BRAND NEW HOUSES THAT ARE WITHIN AND PAST THAT LIMIT OF CANCER THAT YOU GUYS ARE BUILDING IN THE COUNTY.
EXCUSE ME. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? YES. WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER HIGH VOLTAGE? SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. MOST FIRST WORLD COUNTRIES ARE 235, SO.
235,000? 235,000. SO BUT WHAT WE'RE INSINUATING SPECIFICALLY, YOU KNOW YEAH.
SO JUST THE SCIENCE IS THERE. IMMA SEND IT TO YOU.
IT'S NOT A LOT. IT'LL TAKE 30 MINUTES TO SKIM THROUGH IT BECAUSE I'VE SPENT MONTHS.
MAKE THEM COME BACK. SAN FRANCISCO IS REALLY.
THEY'RE GOING TO CLOSE LEVI'S STADIUM BECAUSE THE PLAYERS ARE NOT GOING TO GO BACK.
AND SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THEN? YOU KNOW, DUPONT DUMP CHEMICALS IN THE WATER.
YOU ALL WERE HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
YEAH. WHO DO YOU WANT TO ASK? THE APPLICANT. OKAY.
ONE MINUTE. I JUST WANT TO SEE IF ANYONE WANTS TO SPEAK, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE TIME. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST? ALL RIGHT. I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE BOARD FOR ANY MORE QUESTIONS.
NO, NO. YOU'RE GOOD. CAN I ASK THE APPLICANT JUST ONE MORE QUESTION, PLEASE? THE NOISE LEVEL. I KNOW IT ALREADY EXISTS. SO IS THE NOISE LEVEL GOING TO INCREASE OR DECREASE? IT SHOULDN'T HAVE A NOTICEABLE INCREASE. ACTUALLY, WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH THESE MODERNIZATIONS IS THAT THE NEWER EQUIPMENT RUNS MORE EFFICIENTLY, THE SAME WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE NEWER VEHICLES RUN A LOT MORE QUIETLY THAN SOME OF THE OLDER VEHICLES.
IT'S KIND OF A SIMILAR. OKAY. WHILE IT HAS A SIMILAR NOISE LEVEL, IT SHOULD RUN MORE EFFICIENTLY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DO. BEFORE YOU LEAVE, WHAT IS THE VOLTAGE IN THAT SUBSTATION? THAT SUBSTATION GOES FROM I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION LINE OUTSIDE IS 115 KV AND STEPS IT DOWN TO A USABLE VOLTAGE, WHICH FOR DISTRIBUTION FOR US IS 34.5. OKAY. THANK YOU.
ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR THE APPLICANT? IF NOT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE BOARD FOR RECOMMENDATION.
I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. MOVE TO APPROVE THE REQUEST SE-25-005 TO THE BOARD, WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVAL, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CHANGES THAT IT WOULD HAVE THE SHADING PUT ON ALL SIDES.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MR. BRESKO. YES. MR. WAYMACK. YES. MR. MAYTON.
YES. MR. PAHL. ABSTAIN. MISS CANEPA. MR. MCDONOUGH.
YES. MR. HOWELL. YES. ALL RIGHT. AND NOW WE'LL MOVE TO COMMUNICATIONS,
[COMMUNICATIONS]
MR. GRAVES.ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. FOR THIS BUSINESS MEETING I HAVE JUST HAVE A FEW COMMUNICATIONS.
FIRSTLY, THERE WERE NO ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH OF DECEMBER, AND THERE IS A MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THIS MONTH FOR MONDAY, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
THERE'S SOME WEATHER COMING IN, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS THERE.
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. WE DID PROVIDE A RECAP OF THEIR MEETING IN YOUR PACKET UNDER THE COMMUNICATIONS TAB SIX. WE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A RECAP OF THE JANUARY 13TH BOARD MEETING.
SO WE WILL EMAIL THAT TO YOU AFTER THIS MEETING.
UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR NEXT MONTH. JACK, I DON'T THINK.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY NEXT MONTH, DO WE?
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SO THERE IS ONE SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONTH BASED ON THE ACTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DEFER IT.THAT'S THE MANCHESTER TOWNHOMES. SO THAT'S COMING BACK TO YOU.
AS JACK MENTIONED EARLIER TONIGHT, THEY'RE GOING TO ASK TO DEFER IT AGAIN.
SO THE COMMISSION HAS THE DECISION OF WHETHER THEY WANT TO DEFER IT AGAIN.
I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT. I'M SURE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME OUT AND SPEAK TO THAT.
IS THERE ANY WAY THAT THEY CAN KNOW THAT THIS IS BEING ASKED, LIKE AHEAD OF TIME? THAT, YOU KNOW THAT THE APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR DEFERRAL SO PEOPLE DON'T COME OUT IF THEY, YOU KNOW, JUST FEBRUARY COULD BE TERRIBLE WEATHER. I DON'T KNOW, LIKE JUST TO NOT HAVE FRUSTRATED PEOPLE HERE THAT CAME OUT AND THEN MIGHT HAVE TO COME AGAIN IF THAT'S WHAT THE COMMISSION CHOOSES TO DO.
SO THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF EACH STEP OF THIS.
IF WE WERE TO PUT ON THE WEBSITE, YOU KNOW, THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED DEFERRAL.
OKAY. IF SOMEONE'S LISTENING TO THIS MEETING, THEY'LL KNOW THE SITUATION. YEAH. ALSO NEXT MONTH, WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOU SOME MINOR TWEAKS TO THE BYLAWS SPECIFICALLY REGARDING TIE VOTES.
THOSE ARE A CHALLENGING SITUATION, SO WE SAW SOME OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME MORE CLARITY IN THE BYLAWS, HOPEFULLY. SO YOU'D HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THAT AND DECIDE WHETHER YOU'D LIKE TO ADOPT THAT.
SO WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT FOR YOU NEXT MONTH.
SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS GOING ON.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 27TH. WE ARE ALSO ON THE LOOKOUT ON THE WEATHER ON THAT ONE AS WELL, BUT THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR THE BOARD TO HEAR THAT PUBLIC HEARING ON TUESDAY.
ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS THAT STAFF IS WORKING ON.
FOR NOW, AT THIS MOMENT, WE'RE MOST FOCUSED ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS UPDATES.
APRIL BRANTON, THE SENIOR PLANNER, IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH DEQ ON A DRAFT ORDINANCE.
THAT'S ALL THE UPDATES I HAD PREPARED FOR YOU.
DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS OF STAFF? I THINK YOU JUST HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THAT POINT BECAUSE IT'LL BE ADVERTISED.
IT'S JUST NOT A FOREGONE CONCLUSION THAT IF SOMEBODY ASKS FOR DEFERRAL, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GRANT IT.
SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A VOTE. AND THAT'S HOW THE PUBLIC IS NOTIFIED.
ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
MR. HOWELL. YES. MR. MAYTON. YES. MISS CANEPA.
YES. MR. BRESKO. YES. MR. PAHL. YES. MR. WAYMACK.
YES. MR. MCDONOUGH. YES.
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