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November 12, 2012 Memorandum To: Urban Hirschey and John Byrne From: Cli !

chneider and Broo"s Bra#don RE: ARTICLE 10 OUTREACH BP OPEN HOUSE $e bo%h a%%ended B& 'l%erna%e (ner#y)s November 10, 2012 *+en House in Ca+e ,incen% and -e -ere bo%h under-helmed. B& sho-cased %heir la%es% 12/0%urbine layou%, %he same ma+ %ha% -as on dis+lay a% %heir *c%ober 21 mee%in#. No%hin# -as ne- in s+i%e o %he -ides+read cri%icism rom %he To-ns o Ca+e ,incen% and 2yme munici+al o icials. $e as"ed 3ues%ions abou% -ha% model %urbine B& used in %he la%es% layou% and -e -ere %old %hey had no% ye% decided. $e as"ed 3ues%ions abou% -ind %urbine noise limi%s and -e -ere %old %hey -ere no% sure because %hey did no% "no- -hich %urbine model -ill be used. $e as"ed 3ues%ions -hen -ould %he 'r%icle 10 !i%in# Board)s re+resen%a%ives come %o Ca+e ,incen% and a% -ha% %ime -ould %hey be#in %o hear %es%imony. $e -ere %old %hey didn)% "no- and %ha% %hese -ere #ood 3ues%ions. $e as"ed -hy B&)s +ro4ec%ed economic im+ac%s used a hy+o%he%ical inancial model %ha% -as no% in%ended %o be used or any o%her -ind +ro4ec% o%her %han or 5alloo 6sland. $e -ere %old %he 5alloo 6sland &62*T -as used because i% -as a++roved by Je erson Coun%y. B&)s +resen%a%ion included To-n !u+ervisor Jose+h 7ushner, -ho discussed economic im+ac%s rom %he -ind +ro4ec% in %he To-n o (a#le, N8. B&)s +os%er s%a%ed %ha% %he To-n o Ca+e ,incen% -ould receive 19: o %he &62*T +aymen%; ye% 7ushner no%ed %ha% his %o-n #e%s <<: o %he +ie. *n a bene i% +er M$ basis 7ushner and %he To-n o (a#le are receivin# nearly = %imes %he money %ha% B& +lans or Ca+e ,incen%. 7ushner)s e>+erience -as no% a #ood e>am+le o -ha% B& -as o erin# Ca+e ,incen%. 6n summary, %his o+en house never should have ha++ened. The %-o bi# +ieces o in orma%ion, %he +ro4ec% layou% and economic im+ac%s, -ere #uesses and -ere no% #ood e>am+les or Ca+e ,incen%.

The ?e+ar%men% o &ublic !ervice needs %o revam+ %he &ublic 6nvolvemen% &ro#ram %ha% is re3uired under 'r%icle 10. There is no sense havin# an *+en House and dis#uised +ublic ou%reach i an a++lican% has no%hin# %o say or o er o%her %han +ossibili%ies.

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