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JoAnn L.K. Veincent 30 Pilipa`a Street Hilo, HI 96720 03 `Apelila 2001 r fia~a_ sy_ To Members of The County Council, o~"~ CO1"c61 My name is JoAnn Veincent and I reside at 30 Pilipa`a Street, Pana`ewa, Hawaiian Homelands. I appear before you regarding rezoning of TMK 2-2-40: 14 & 69 belonging to Matsuno Enterprises. I am not anti-development. I realize that the proposed project for said property will generate added tax revenues to the county. However, there are some concerns I have that I hope will be taken into considersation before you grant the rezoning request. Flood -There are two {2) parcels involved in this request. One parcel, the one closest to Pu`ainako Avenue is in the flood zone. I have lived on this present address since April, 1966 and have experienced heavy rains and some flooding. However, the November, 2000 flooding was the worst I`ve ever seen -very frightening. The applicant`s property was flooded to the "max". The entire property was filled with water looked like Leleiwi Beach. We were up from approximately 1:00 A.M. watching the situation get worst. The current of the flow was so strong there were all kinds of debris floating by -lumber, chicken coops, gas tanks, etc. The water was so high, it was approximately 1/2 foot before it would have flow~i `into our property. We were blessed that the rain eased up by day break. After the water subsided, we had not only all kinds of `opals but also dead chickens. We were informed that there is a 30 foot wide drainage easement between the project site and houselots along Pilipa`a St. As we have experienced in the November flooding this buffer zone wasn`t sufficient. Mother Nature has no regards for bounds but we do. We can alleviate future problems with better developmental plans. I hope the drainage easement can be increased at least to a maximum of 200 feet. The applicant, I am sure, is aware of the flooding problem as his rental dwelling was badly flooded. His tenants' automobiles were submerged in water. r f i - As we all know, traffic at Pu`ainako, approaching Prince Kuhio is heavy. The outbound traffic from the project will have to be either right into Kanoelehua or right into Pu`ainako. Pilipa`a Street runs into Pu`ainako and making a left from Pilipa`a St. is very difficult at times. Because we live there, we know what days and hours to attempt making left turns. When traffic is too busy, we do 1 of 2 things: We either make a right on Pu`ainako and turn around in Prince Kuhio or we drive back to blocks to ~ ~ ~ Corr~xn. N®. • File N®. , ~ ~r~s~~ ~ L Ref. dot TA...~'.....il... ti._.......