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Page 114 1 or expertise. 2 MR. MALANGA: You indicate that the 3 proposed use and the construction necessary for the 4 proposed use would not alter the character of the 5 neighborhood; is that right? 6 THE WITNESS: It will not alter the 7 character of the neighborhood in terms of the 8 longstanding public utility use. We are endeavoring to 9 provide you with a fence that is a modern equivalent of 10 the existing fence and we are providing trees in 11 accordance with a landscape ordinance. 12 MR. MALANGA: Did you hear the testimony of 13 Mr. Futey? 14 THE WITNESS: I did. 15 MR. MALANGA: Did you hear him say it would 16 take at least 10 years before the plantings develop any 17 semblance of maturity? 18 THE WITNESS: I did. 19 MR. MALANGA: You did? 20 THE WITNESS: I did. 21 MR. MALANGA: So for a period of 10 years 22 will it alter the character of the site? 23 THE WITNESS: I believe the compelling 24 reason is electric reliability and we are doing our 25 best to mitigate this. So I do not believe that it