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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> HAWAII ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS(!), INC. [13 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> June 20, 2006 REALTOR@ <br /> 26 Waianuenue Avenue <br /> Chairman Pilago Hilo, Hawaii 96720-2440 <br /> Members of the Planning Committee Phone: (808) 935-0827 <br /> County of Hawaii Fax: (808) 935.4924 <br /> 25 Aupuni St. <br /> Hilo HI 96720 <br /> Re: Resolution 381-06 President <br /> Georgia'Gae' Callaway, R,GRI <br /> President-Elect <br /> Mary Begier, R,ABR,CRS,GRI <br /> Dear Chairman Pilago & Member of the County Council Planning Committee: <br /> Vwe President <br /> I am Rick Vidgen representing the Hawaii Island Board of Realtors, HIBR represents Burt Weiss, R <br /> almost 1,000 licensed real estate agents island wide. Today we are speaking in <br /> opposition to Resolution 381-06. Secretary <br /> Linda Caleo, R,CRS,GRI <br /> As a long term resident of Kona I am well aware of the reasons why Chairman Pilago may Treasurer <br /> be proposing this moratorium since I also "endure" the current quite dreadful traffic Kevin Lewis, R, ABR <br /> conditions that plague this area. <br /> Immediate Past President <br /> As well I, and other members of HIBR have participated significantly in the KCDP process Adele Eggel. R,CRB,CRS, GRI <br /> and heard the many useful but often quite unrealistic ideas that have emerged from it. <br /> We have observed that a great many of the participants are relatively recent arrivals in Directors: <br /> Kona. Charles Aki, R <br /> Barbara Biddle, R <br /> We are very aware of the high cost of housing in Kona and can advise that the base Arabel Camblor, R, GRI, ABR <br /> Y 9 Derek Debina, R (S) <br /> cause of this is the lack of inventory of residential properties and the land on which to C. J. Kimberly, R <br /> build them. Alexander Smith, R <br /> Brian Thomas, R <br /> We oppose this resolution on 2 bases: <br /> Executive Officer <br /> 1. There is no evidence to suggest that a development moratorium has ever had any Michele Robles <br /> positive impact except to escalate property prices even further and thus drive Executive Assistant <br /> lower/middle income families even further from facilities and jobs. Administrative Assistant <br /> This effect has been well documented in areas like Santa Barbara and Santa Fe where Haunam Akina <br /> "no growth" laws have done just this. <br /> We know that we are already in the midst of a housing crisis for the "working homeless" <br /> where paid workers simply have no place to live. <br /> As well we believe that the trickle down effect of a moratorium on our local economy could <br /> be disastrous particularly when it is added to the recently reported national economic <br /> slowdown. <br /> 23here is no defined "end" to the CDP process since it makes little sense to adopt a <br /> "Kona" plan until the remainder of the district plans are completed and integrated into the <br /> Hawaii Island General plan as they need to be. Thus this ordinance could paralyze the REALTOF30 is a registered <br /> Kona region for years and just provide a further excuse for not bringing the Kona collective membership mark <br /> infrastructure up to its required level. which may be used only by <br /> real estate professionals who <br /> This said we would certainly support the institution of a more critical analysis of the are members of the <br /> traffic/infrastructure impact of any rezoning applications. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION <br /> OF REALTORS@ and <br /> subscribe to its strict Code <br /> 1 of th' s. <br /> Gomm. No. <br /> Ref. To. <br /> R1. Dote f <br />