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Yahoo! Mail - hawaiicountycouncil@yahoo.com Page 2 of 2 <br /> this island will only drive our main economic force somewhere else. There are thousands of tourist <br /> destinations to choose from and those small towns, quaint villages, even cities like San Francisco , <br /> Monterrey ,Carmel ,and Honolulu are not giving into "Superstores" <br /> I am a business owner with experience in retail for the last 13 years in Kailua Kona. Please keep <br /> Hawaii Island a Visitor Destination. Please do not allow for disposal of the small businesses for the <br /> sake of allowing more commercial development. Please vote "No" fora "Superstore District" It <br /> further complicates the issues and creates economic disaster for all businesses in small communities. I <br /> ask everyone here would you like one in your district? North Kona district can not handle it. The <br /> residents and visitors do not want any more expansion of commercial districts, we can not support the <br /> number of vehicles on our roads, nor can we afford to put small businesses out of business just to allow <br /> the huge corporations to send money back to their share holders. <br /> There are proposed commercial developments which currently have already been approved. Lanihau <br /> Shopping Center and a new Shopping <br /> Center in the Old Industrial area of Kailua Kona will be full on service <br /> commercial centers within the next 4 years. Even a recent new proposed development next to the <br /> Honokohau wants 143 acres of commercial development. That would add up to over 6,000,000( 6 <br /> million) square feet of retaiVcommercial property. What are they thinking? <br /> I address the Council today and ask you to vote against a Superstore district and recommend that you <br /> Ban Superstores today. Let us take caze of our business community and plan for smart growth for our <br /> future. Allowing this ban on Superstores gives ample room for this island to prosper and keep its <br /> "Hawaiian Style" <br /> Aloha <br /> Marie Aguilar <br /> cc: County Council <br /> cc: Mayor Harry Kim <br /> <br /> http://us.f588.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLette~?box=lnbox&MsgId=2475 4071386_11933... 9/19/2007 <br /> <br />