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~llla~rie ~aea <br /> P,O. Box 690 <br /> Na'alehu, HI 96772 <br /> 808,929-8364 <br /> June 4, 2007 <br /> Honorable Council Members, <br /> Thank you for selecting a centrally located site for this public hearing. I am <br /> Ruth Marie Bass. I live in Ka'u. I am a new member of O Ka'u Kakou and I <br /> support Resolution 169-07. More than a year ago, I attended a series of somewhat <br /> secretive meetings with real estate agents, Pat Blew and Ken Carey of Sea <br /> Mountain Five and Group 70's George Alta, as they began organizing the <br /> community group which came to be known as O Ka'u Kakou. O Ka'u Kakou has <br /> since been diligently negotiating with these real estate agents on several <br /> community concerns, including the size of property to be set aside as a County <br /> <br /> park. As yet, (and quite responsibly on the part of OKK) there is no Memorandum <br /> of Agreement with these real estate agents. (1) <br /> I believe the County should negotiate directly with property owners, SM <br /> Investment Partners, after their contract with Sea Mountain Five expires. This <br /> resolution enables the County to accept outside resources such as matching state <br /> and federal funds, grants from foundations and the $3,000,000 requested by <br /> Congresswoman Mazie Hirono for the preservation of this exceptional shoreline. <br /> Ref. To: <br /> Ref. Dafe, _1LiN ~I 20 _ <br /> <br />