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Bil; 37i -General Phu Amendment <br /> <br /> Jtuui-.ry 28, 1997 <br /> Page 2 <br /> <br /> As to the amendu:ent of ate Gene::a Plan ::i actor,::^oda[e the dcsignauon of a retr.°at <br /> <br /> resort in this locatio,~, I particularly support this as land use policy because it provides a <br /> <br /> very powerful statement Ibr t'ae iti~portance of maintaining lo~a densities grid open space <br /> <br /> in this t.-an;itional belt between ~V~st :-IawaiPs southern-.Host A~7aia. Resort Ar~•a - <br /> <br /> Keauhou -and the rugged, truly rur:~' So~~rh I_un:? legion rennin south frota <br /> Kealake.,ua Bay. A retreat resort c:~uu.r.~nds open space; rte L.5 mile coastal <br /> conservation parkjust below this lode site, the low impact recreational uses planned to <br /> surround to the site, and the cluster of residential c.reas elsewhere in this 1500 acre <br /> pr:~jec. all secure ;his concept. <br /> Finally., I would like to address the General Plae LUPAG map itself. I note that [he <br /> Ge;aeral Plan LUPAG Map is intended to dcy:,;~ the written policies of the General Plan, <br /> au~~ th.a 1989 plan ally tales 90 acre.; for -sort use in South Kona. It is my <br /> undo:s.andi"~ that only half of thaC Yir,:: allocation is depicted on tl1e current LUPAG <br /> map -that being in the Keel - 1-Ionat:nau area. <br /> <br /> And, absolutely none of tee land.; in that c~.u-reuCly desionatei~i portion of'he pin::^,ned <br /> allOCahO!: have ai.tllall}i been pCOi~CSed t~G 'lOnll1g iv .iIIOW I'eSUri deVei^•pment. <br /> Inasmuch as the current version of the Ge!:aral Plan is now eight years old, and tl~e <br /> docui,tent calls for its Land Lae Acreage Allocation to be reviewed at ten year intervals, <br /> It to C~tal'1V I'eaSOnab:e CO r8-CValUate and a-slend Wilat V. aS Onl;~ $ Ograta! SI]OC1tICn tc <br /> begin ~~it!;. <br /> <br /> Please note that on page l8 of the General Plan, um..ler the Itcsc~rt section, MSG), of is <br /> Statement of Dev::lopment OLjectives. Standards .end Principles, the Plan provides :hat: <br /> "The county shall re-evaluate existing undeveloped resort designated ;~r:d!~~r <br /> r,oned area:; and realiocaie resort desigr.:atra and/or zoned lands inappropriate <br /> ;~~cations." <br /> This r-as net a statement that the next ~e~;~ral Plan update should taka that into <br /> account; it says that under the curr~~it General Plan, the county should make this re- <br /> evaiuatiou and re-allocation. t~'ow, eight years into the General Plan, this is bearing <br /> <br /> fruit; tht; Plam:ing director has ~:one so, turd is reconunendin~, this minor chango in the: <br /> KCna 11'e<i aC tl]1S i:']le - :i Challge :.G mllV~~ that ]t IS Dail tlllly COIISIStent ti18 acl'eage <br /> alloc~~tion setfor'h in 1989. <br /> This }?ioject will have great value gnu brie; many boneNits to ;hP ~r~orkir.g people of <br /> Kona, ~ s!~...cially those who pioneei::1 :he econo::~y and society ,ve have h::re today. <br /> Please support this amendn~~nt with your favorable vote. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> / 7% <br /> / , <br /> Ke ~.a Childs <br /> <br />