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04/26/2005 12:46 18083239444 ~ KOtJA KRAFTS Gph~ Tom Gretchen Lawson _ PO Box 614 Kealakektra, H196750 75-5392 La'aula Rd Holualoha. IIT 96 Mr. Pete Hoffman Mr. Angel Pilago, Planning Council ~'o-Chairs Members of the Planning Committee Hawaii County Council Dear Planning Council Members: " " I am writing in favor of the developments that is planned to be built makai of Queen Kahumannu Hwyjust across 11rom the existing Pualani Aevelopment. It is very uncharacteristic of me to support development, but I take exception to my normal pint of view because 1 believe this developmlent includes the specifications that the citizens have been promoting for many yeazs. Thee accommodations to the will o f the people include: • A mauka-makai connector that will make access from Alii Drive east to Queen K. • A small neighborhood shopping center that will provide access to services without the residents of thle subdivision having to use Queen K highway at ail. • Affordable housing that is the most sought after relief for the average ciirzen • A location that is already to an urban corridor rather than exclusively miles from shopping and servicds that result in spot zoning. People are moving to Kona. I do prof want to see more traffic and certainly woc.!d hke Kona to remain as it is, but that in nod feasible. If we do not allow people to move areas that azc built with community it~ mind, we will succeed in encouraging half hszazd development with more dire consequences. 1 appreciate your involvement, your energetic attempts so far to improve the conditions and poor infrastructure on ithe west side of the island. I hope you give t}us proposed project a positive approval 9o tbat we control development rather than let`ing development control our community life. Thank you for your attention, Gre~wso~ Comm. No. O~O• Jt0 Ref. To: Ref. Uate