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<br /> <br /> i <br /> t LtAst <br /> SEub i 4 <br /> f LtAS~ FALL 1 N' .AWdfiPILAGO <br /> (N. Kona District 8) <br /> Fes: 75-5706 Hanama PI # 109 <br /> p ! r Kailua Kona 96740-8980, <br /> : <br /> N&6 - ~kjYh. DLL~e~ r )GZ:I 14 KOnaPq y t~ <br /> 4~~ 6 _ . 961-8265 Hon - <br /> Residence Address .,327-3642 , Stste, Zip Code'- ~p 4 ("c- ~0 ~ ~ L t FAX: 329-4786 Kona <br /> y a z 961-8912Hifo ~ i <br /> Telephone kaP.lago@cohawaii.Kus <br /> To Members of the CoantyCoancil <br /> AndtheCouatyCouncH Comm ktee, <br /> As a citizen who is truly concerned about proteotiag Kealakekua Say and Marine <br /> Preserve, I ask you to uphold the Planning Commission's Vote on May 26 to DELETE <br /> General Plan Interim Amendment F-2- <br /> F 2, proposed by the Planning Director, would charge the 1County Land Use Designation <br /> ofalmost 100 acres on the Pali, directly above tbre Conservation area over Keababcebm <br /> Bay, from Important Agricultural Iands to Rural Rurd Land use Designation as defined <br /> in the Hawaii County General plan has "typical lot sizes of9000 sq. it. to 2 acres." <br /> F2 would create the opportunity for present and figure developers and lot owners to <br /> apply for rezoning in the hopes of Irther sub-dividing land which presently has lot <br /> minimums of 2 acres or more. Although the amendment says "et does not imply support <br /> for rezoning", a letter from Planning Director Chris Yuen to the owners of nearly 100 <br /> acres, Captain Cook Ranch LLC., Nov. 7, 2005, also says, "The proposed LUPAG Map <br /> amendment will not change the current zoning of the properties, it'Will , bean <br /> important consideration if rezomng or o0W land use dw*cs are SOaglit in the MuW, <br /> a~ <br /> If enacted; F-2 creates the opportunity for new rezoning and subdivision applications to <br /> occur over an indefinite le nsth of time. Rural Designation can 81101 houses on'h acre <br /> lots. F-2 affects nearly loo acres above K-Bay. There would be noway to accurately <br /> assess the ongoing impact of development on Kealakelan Bay and Marine Preserve. <br /> Coastal zone management scientific procedures have yet to be devised and implemented <br /> to predict Non-Point Source pollution problems and Cumulative and Secondary Impacts <br /> of development on Coastal Waters. Simply Leaving any fin= reaotang and subdivision. <br /> applications up to the discretion of the Planning Department and Commission at that time <br /> is not-adequate protection for K-Bay and the Marine Preelerve. These are .fiagile <br /> ecosystems of coral reel; trop'scal fish and dolphins already stressed by human use. <br /> The General Plan is mandated to protect Natural Resources, Natural Beauty, Coastal <br /> Resources and Unique Habitat. Kealakelm Bay and Marine Preserve are ALL of these. <br /> They deserve the most vigilant protection. F-2 opens the door to possible higher density <br /> development of almost 100 acres above K-bay. h does not serve to protect this Natural <br /> Treasure belonging to all of us- Please, County Council Members, as guardians of <br /> Kealakekua Bay and the irreplaceable Marine Preserve, uphold the General Plan Mandate <br /> to protect Neural Resources. Please DELETE amendment F-2. <br /> Please PROTECT Yjmhkekua Bay. <br /> Signature Dare 6 /F/Cz., <br /> Printed Name 6 A v- ~ 'e. I ~ <br /> Comm. No. <br /> Ref. To <br /> <br /> Ref. Date <br />