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02/07/2003 21:59 8089641309 ROY SKOGSTROM PAGE 01 OS FEB 03 Fax - 2 pages, To: Ms. Bobby Jean Lehhead-Todd Hawaii County Covncil Fax %1-8912 From: xDy K Skogstrom Ptpeekeo,HI " PH 964-5229 FAX 964-1309 Re: Written testimony opposing the proposed Genera! Plan revision increasing the area for heavy industry at Pepeekeo Point, fvr the planning meeting on 10 FEB OZ Dear Ms. l.ehhead-Todd and A11 Coutlty Council Members: In the proposed t3encral Plan revision, there is an increase in the sine of the area for heavy industry at Pepeekeo Point, which 1 and many others oppose. The surrounding area is rural and is a combination of residential and agricuhural land, including a new subdivision going rut on hundreds of acres Weer the site. i.oCatitlg new heavy industry in such an area is not good planning. The Pepeekeo Point location of the current antiquated coal-fired plant is merely a historical artifact of when that plant was fired by sugar cane rosidue. At that time h made sense to locate the cane-5rod pleat rnar tl~ cane, but today it makes no sense to locate new heavy industry in that arcs. Brewer Envuroamerttal Industries has publicly stated it believes the coal-bred plant will close as soon as new generating capacity is established elsewhere on the island, in perhaps one or two years. That will be an opportunity to return the area to the residential and agricuhurel nature of hs surroundings. It seems likely that the proposed increaxd area for heavy industry at Pepeekeo Point is in response to the proposal by Brewer Environrrtemal Industries to construct awaste-to- enorgy plant (trash incinerator) near the site of their current coal-feed plant. As you know, there 18 8 large community group Opposed to thie idea. Community tneeting8 have been held with overwhelming opposhion expressed, and over 400 signatures have been ooUected on a petition and presented to the Council The primary reasons for community opposhion to this plant are as follows: 1) Most of East Hawaiu's trash is producod where most of the people are, that is, in Hilo and Puna. The idea of unnecessetily trucking this (Brewer's numbers follow) 300 tons per day of trash on 4 trucks per hour, 8 boors a day, 7 days a week, or roughly one truck every 10 minutes going pest a given location abng the Hib Bayfront ant the Hamek„a Highway, is absurd. if Brewer's techttokrgy (or any other) is chosen from the ahernstives, h shouts be built where the trash is, in fire Hilo-Puna area. Comm. No, t File No. Ref. To: Ref. Data FEB 0 6 2003