Toward the end of the four-hour endurance test that was the Valley Link “Science Fair” at the Orange County high school, I finally got in and asked a few questions. Here’s what I learned that somehow still managed to surprise me. The biggest takeaway came from a very polite gentleman named Luke with the environmental group. I asked the obvious question: since no actual surveys happen until the SCC locks in the route, what happens if they discover something they can’t just