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<br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bevanmarquez, Jean <br /> <br /> From: Council Testimony [counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us] <br /> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 12:00 PM <br /> To: Mitchell, Megan <br /> <br /> Subject: FW: Testimony on Bill 329 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> From: Charles Flaherty [mailto:oneheart@aloha.net] <br /> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:46 AM <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Cc: 'Virginia Isbell'; 'Bob and Julie Jacobson'; Pilago, K. Angel; Hoffmann, Pete; Arakaki, James; Higa, Stacy; <br /> Ikeda, Donald; Holschuh, Fred; Safarik, Gary <br /> Subject: Testimony on Bill 329 <br /> September 19, 2006 <br /> <br /> Re: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 <br /> Aloha Mr. Chair and members of the Planning Committee, <br /> <br /> Needless to say, concurrency legislation is difficult and complex. It will take all of you working together to craft <br /> legislation that will result in good public health, safety, and general welfare. <br /> Now that you've had the opportunity to read Council member Isbell's concurrency Bills 328 and 329, 1 hope you <br /> now realize that it was a mistake to have defeated Mr. Hoffman's concurrency Bills 318 and 319 two weeks ago. <br /> <br /> <br /> As you can now see, Mr. Hoffman's proposed legislation contained essential elements that are not included in <br /> Bills 328 and 329. His proposed bills establish legal levels of service to be administered, rather than allowing <br /> administrators to arbitrarily set levels of service. His proposed bills exempted affordable housing projects, <br /> recognizing that such projects within Urban Expansion area will lessen commuting and, therefore, traffic. <br /> It was wrong for members of this Council to have favored a political agenda over the best interests of their <br /> constituencies. It was wrong to have played politics at a time when this community is suffering the consequences <br /> of rampant, unplanned growth. <br /> It is time to make amends. I ask that Bills 318 and 319 be reintroduced and referred together with Bills 328 and <br /> 329. All four bills contain elements essential for comprehensive and legally enforceable concurrency legislation. <br /> Mahalo, <br /> Charles Flaherty <br /> P O Box 922 <br /> Captain Cook HI 96704 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Comm. No. O 37~ <br /> Ref. To:Ir•"i <br /> Ref. Date, 9 2006 <br /> <br /> <br /> 9/19/2006 <br />