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~ES1'IM®NY ®N <br /> PR®P®SEO REVISB®NS GENERAL PLAN <br /> C®UN1`l' OF I~A141dA11 <br /> Sy Keichi Ikeda <br /> 73-1 ~4Sg Ihurv~oe Street <br /> Kailua Kona, I~lawaii 9670 ~ <br /> June 20 2002 ~r~.~...,,,___° z._c~rt?~.- <br /> ~ (;,aunty ~aunci! r > <br /> Gear Members of the County Council: <br /> I heartily endorse and applaud the proposed revisions of Areas G <br /> G-7, and G-S from their present designations to ®pen. I believe these <br /> revisions are in the best interest of Kona because it will protect the few <br /> beaches accessible to the public from development. <br /> I°lowever, I would like to express nyy (and many other community <br /> members'} opposition to the reclassification of Area G- from Extensive <br /> Agriculture to Urban Expansion. <br /> Area G-~, which is l~ELC®'s property immediately adjacent to <br /> ~lawaiian ~iomelands land to the north, land proposed for University expansion <br /> use to the east, and the Keahole Agricultural Park to the south, is not <br /> <br /> suitable for power plant use for the following reasons: <br /> 1. Kona already suffers from polluted air caused by the vog. Many <br /> people with respiratory problems are already suffering. A fossil <br /> fuel power plant (especially one that refuses to incorporate proper <br /> emission controls) will only add to this air pollution. <br /> 2. Area G-~ is located just across the street from the entrance to <br /> the Kona International Airport. A power plant located here gill be an <br /> eyesore greeting all incoming visitors. <br /> 3. °I~he Department of Hawaiian I~omelands is planning to use its <br /> property immediately north of Area G ~ for housing. fii his is in an <br /> ~ N0. . <br /> ~y~~ :~v. <br /> ~?ef. ~o: <br /> <br />