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<br /> t~ <br /> January 28, 1997 <br /> Mrs, Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd -Chair <br /> Hawaii County Council Planning Committee <br /> Kamehameha Ballroom, .King Kameltameha Hotel <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawaii <br /> Thomas Langenstein <br /> PO Box 1165 <br /> Captain Cook, Hawaii 96704 Phone - (808) 323-3111 <br /> re: Amendment to the Hawaii County General Plan -Rills "371, 372, 373 <br /> Aloha Chairperson Leithead Todd and Conmtittee members: <br /> Thank you for coming to Kona in order io hear testimony on Bills 371, 372, 373, seeking to <br /> amend the Hawaii County General Plan. As a businessman and property owner in the Captain <br /> Cook area on Mamalahoa Hwy., I write testimony to this hearing hoping to influence you to <br /> represent all of the South Kona corununity when considering this request. <br /> I say this because I understand that allowing these General Plan amendments to pass will allow <br /> this devalopmem to proceed. It could be a great economic encouragement to not only the <br /> investors in Villages at Hukukauo, bul for conunuiuty mcnibtr5 w~h8 work in canstruetiett and <br /> many other commercial service providers, such as myself, iu the South Kona listrict. pn the <br /> nther hand, if narrfitl planning is not instituted addressing the tuajor reltl0nal infrastructural needs <br /> that this edtnitttdly urban grAwth will impact, it could end up aggravating already strained roads, <br /> public park and recreational facilities, and numerous other infrastructural facilities serving the <br /> existing South Kona public along Mamalahoa highway, and negatively impacting existing <br /> businesses. <br /> As a business owner in this district for over eighteen years, i frequently now have clients whu try <br /> to avoid certain daytime business hours (8:00-9:00 AM) in making appointments every weekday <br /> morning attempting to miss Konawaena tta8ic. Particularly pn Fridays they try to avoid evening <br /> ~outn bound trarfio (4: su-o:ou), I am asking you to plan ails projecc in a way w ndcJ~nss this <br /> concern. This already has a negative impact nn business as people from Kailua and even Keahou <br /> are increasingly unwilling to travel through this log jam. Traffic conditions in the Kealakekua area <br /> arnnnrl Knnawar~na High Srhonl are likely to get worse once the new Konawaena Intettnediate <br /> School starts to be built. I can't sae how making the Mamalahva by-pass ruad intersect at Ilalt <br /> Kee St., rather than Kealakekua Bay junction, will serve to improve traffic flow coming through <br /> this area. <br /> RECCIVED ~ <br /> Tlme.--------- - BY - <br /> Gounty Council <br /> Comm. DIo. /0 ®lr <br /> F51e Ito. Z N G _ <br /> Zbl Prosenfed sPfc P~ <br /> - - JAN 2 8 1991 <br /> <br />