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Cory Harden, PO Box 10265, Hilo, Hawaii 96721 residence Mt. View comments re. bill 195, Shipman Gateway, February 6, 2002 You're discussing amendments that would allow Shipman's Gateway Center. But the Gateway Center should not be built at all, for three reasons: First, legal action could be brought against the County. Bonnie Goodell wrote a letter (March 27, 2001) saying a new environmental assessment should be done. Corporation Counsel wrote a letter (May 14, 2001) saying no new assessment was needed. When the environmental assessment was accepted in December 1995, says the Corporation Counsel letter, "it is not clear how much more detail would have been available at that time... regarding Shipman's plans." Does this mean Shipman can just add whatever it considers a detail to its plans? The original plan had a 3-way intersection. But now there's a 4-way ~g~?:~.~~2,~.~ intersection. I don't think that's a detail. The Corporation Counsel letter may make sense, legally. But common sense tells you that if you decide 3 equals 4 and go ahead, somewhere down the road you'll have a problem. There needs to be a new environmental assessment, or the County could be open to legal action. Second, Gateway Center does not follow the principle of orderly development. The Corporation Counsel letter says "The legislative body should base it's (sic) decision on a particular zoning request on whether it is in the best interest of the orderly development of the community." Is it orderly development when you have seven lanes of cars cutting through a Keaau which is split up on opposing sides of a highway? Is it orderly development when Keaau Shopping Center turns into another ghost-town like Kaiko' o Mall? , ' Fi~~ No. _ lter. fia: ~ / Ref. T~4te ~ ~ ~