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<br /> IM IChIA~L J. I~ATSUKAWA <br /> ATTORNEY AT LAW <br /> Mr. Christopher Yuen <br /> July 23, 2002 <br /> Page 2 <br /> Why should the County now accommodate HELLO at this late <br /> date? We believe HELLO should be forced to live with the <br /> consequences of its actions (which completely disregarded the <br /> public interests and which forced the public to put things right at <br /> their sole expense and with no su~aport from county officials). <br /> Changing the LUPAG map for this area to Urban Expansion is a "slap <br /> in the face" to the public_ <br /> Your philosophical view of what is appropriate ignores <br /> the harsh reality of the harm that HELLO has inflicted on the <br /> community. Any effort to accommodate HELLO under these <br /> circumstances is improper, especially since county officials tried <br /> to help HELLO avoid the federal air pollution laws in 1998 (which <br /> led to litigation), did nothing to enforce its General Plan goal to <br /> diversify generation sources and to promote alternatives and <br /> refused to intervene in agency proceedings as a representative of <br /> the public at large. <br /> In short, the County has no standing to emerge out of the <br /> dark after nine years and try to be a "player" in the field of <br /> electric generation which the County left to private citizens to <br /> advocate on their own for nine years. Having elected to abdicate <br /> its responsibility to the public, the County should stay out of <br /> this field. Thank you. <br /> Yours truly, <br /> Michael J. Matsukawa <br /> MJM: ~ f f~131\binr\Yuen.ltt <br /> xc: ~obby Jean Leithead°Todd <br /> Curtis Tyler <br /> Land Use Commission <br /> <br />