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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> We too have concerns about infrastructure keeping up with the rate of growth in West <br /> Hawaii. However, we believe that in order to ensure that growth is accomplished in <br /> concert with consideration for the area's environment and quality of life, equal effort has <br /> to be given to executing a plan. The Chamber would like to see the County turn its <br /> efforts toward carrying out projects in a timely fashion that improve the existing <br /> infrastructure. Thus we urge the Council to turn their focus toward initiating and <br /> completing development of the promised road infrastructure in West Hawaii. Mayor Kim <br /> gave Kona traffic and infrastructure "top priority," but we have yet to see any substantial <br /> movement toward achieving this goal. <br /> Finally, there is no mandated time frame to adopt the Kona Community Development <br /> Plan by ordinance thus allowing this moratorium to go on indefinitely. Recognizing that <br /> one of the economic drivers of our community is development it is clear that halting all <br /> development and construction will have a dramatic impact on the quality of life of <br /> virtually all our local businesses and workforce. <br /> Simply put we feel that it is the County's responsibility to facilitate the building of the <br /> infrastructure to support our community and that it has the means to do this through the <br /> existing planning and property tax structure. The County should focus on taking an <br /> active role in developing the needed infrastructure rather than stopping all rezoning <br /> efforts. <br /> <br /> Sincerely, <br /> r1 ~ <br /> <br /> <br /> Eric von Platen Luder, <br /> President <br /> Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors <br />