2nd witness testifies

A second witness has taken the stand in this week’s trial at the Oconee Common Pleas Court.  Lee Patrick, general superintendent and site preparer for Plateau Construction, was called as a witness for his side in the damage lawsuit against OconeeCounty and Talbert and Bright.  Patrick testified about preparing OconeeAirport property for the project to extend the runway 25—specifically a haul road on which to transport fill dirt from one side of the airport to the other.  Patrick said it wasn’t long into site preparation before Plateau encountered problems.