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consistent with some of the other rezoning, and it at least minimizes the continual impact. And hopefully, over time, Director Yuen will have a process put in place that will properly address the impact of these incremental applications. I do -, there was a letter written by one of our neighbors to Director Yuen, and a copy to some of the other members, I have a copy which I'll submit to the Commission today, I only have one copy, I'm sorry, just to show that there are many, many, many other neighbors in the area that I am here to represent, as I'm sure most everyone else is, that couldn't make it today. So there's a large number of residents that are very concerned about the impact of this incremental rezoning in what is already admittedly a very heavily urbanized area with one access street. There was also a comment about a possible future access to Queen K that the State may or may not approve. Here again, trust us, it'll be approved down the road. Well, if we're going to approve development based upon future access, I am not comfortable. The access should be a requirement of the development. If the State has to approve that, get the State approval first. Anyway, those are my comments. I would ask that you strongly consider a condition that this be rezoned RS -20 at a minimum. My preference would be that impact studies be required, also, but at a minimum that it be lower density. Thank you. SPRINGER: Thank you. Commissioners, are there any questions of the testifier? I have a question of the Director given the testifier's recommendation for the RS -20 designation. Can you make a comment to that? YUEN: They say there are two things that people in America hate about the way land use planning is done or the way development occurs, one is sprawl and the other is density. If you're going to have this become a residential area, you -, the purpose of making residential areas is to put people, is to get people to live in them. You make all residential areas 20,000 square feet lots, they're considerably more expensive, for one thing, both because of the land area that's taken up and secondly because you have, you -, essentially, you're putting the same amount of roadway in and water lines in but only serving half as many pieces of property. SPRINGER: Thank you, Director Yuen. Commissioners, any questions or comments? Okay. Next, please, your name and address and then your testimony into the microphone. THROPP: Thank you. My name is Alex Thropp. My address is 75-5792 Lopeka Place, and that's the cul-de-sac at the top of Kona Heights, the last one. And is that all I'm supposed to say to check in? What was the other -? SPRINGER: Yes, and then -. THROPP: My address and my name, right? SPRINGER: Yes, and then speak into the microphone.