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<br /> Page 1 of I <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Murashige, Laura <br /> <br /> From: Serena Chamberlain [serena@westprodev.com] <br /> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 12:43 PM <br /> <br /> To: shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; visabell@co.hawaii.hi.us; fholschuh@co.hawaii.hi.us; <br /> dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jarakaki@co.hawaii.hi.us; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; <br /> kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Cc: cohmayor@co.hawaii.hi.us; plan ning@co.hawaii. hi. us <br /> Subject: Bill 246 <br /> <br /> Councilmen and Councilwoman, <br /> <br /> Please accept this email as testimony in support of Bill 246 amending the Subdivision Code. The present process <br /> is fair and responsible. The Planning Department has not abused the authority it has assumed. Requiring the <br /> amount of information that is represented by the present letter of the law would not enhance the decision making <br /> ability of the Planning Department or the Council, but will require vast amounts of additional money spent by <br /> Developers upfront before the actual public input is received. This would actually have the opposite effect the <br /> opponents of this measure intend by causing Developers to be more heavily invested, both economically and <br /> emotionally in the plans presented prior to input both from the County agencies and the public. This new <br /> interpretation would also specifically have a negative impact on all but the very largest developers since the <br /> upfront costs could far out way their ability to obtain financing for the 'soft costs' required under the new <br /> interpretation. <br /> I urge the Council to support Bill 246. <br /> Mahalo for your consideration. <br /> Respectfully <br /> <br /> Serena Chamberlain <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> COMM Nod . '76 25 <br /> 2 <br /> Ref. Tot rtt" ed"I <br /> Ref. Date <br /> <br /> <br /> 5/1/2006 <br />