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Print Yagc 1 of l <br /> <br /> From: Council Testimony (councittestimony~co.hawaii.hi.us) <br /> <br /> To: hawaiicountycouncil~yahoo.com <br /> Date: Tuesday, November 2Q ?007 8:10:03 AM <br /> Subject: FW : Comment on Bill 51, Draft 6 <br /> From: Charles Flaherty [mailto:oneheart@abha.net~ <br /> Sant: Tuesday, Navemtxr 70, 2007 1:27 AP4 <br /> <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> tc: 'Ford, Brenda'; 'Hoffmann, Pete'; '(bnaki Ikeda'; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; <br /> enaenle@co.hawaii.hi.tK; KAPJ! AC+Q@r'n.hawaii.hi.us;'Tkrnin~ Y~rnrg'; jynchirnntn~tlm.hawaii.hi.uc <br /> Subject: Comment on Bill 51, Draft 6 <br /> Aloha mai Chairman Hoffmann and members of the Hawaii County Council, <br /> Well, congratulations...you've made the NFIP deadline. But my congratulations stop there because the <br /> Hokuli'a settlement deadline was over one Year ago and nothing has been done to reduce flood risk in <br /> our county. <br /> An article in Sunday's West Hawaii Today trumpeted Bill 51, Draft 6 as exceeding minimum National <br /> Mood insurance i'ragram (Null'} standards. 13ut a8er Council member Fcxd's incredible effort to <br /> educate this Council and the general public about flood control, I hope you understand that article was <br /> nothing more than propaganda. If there were a race between Bill 5 i, Draft G and minimum NFIP <br /> standards, it would be a photo finish. <br /> I hope this Council realizes that Bi1151, Draft does absolutely nothing to protect the numerous <br /> community members who have testiticd before this Council about their personal Hooding experiences. <br /> If the 50-foot buffer zone proposed in this bill had been in effect 20-years ago, it still would have not <br /> have prevented these people from flooding. Their homes lie far outside of the buffer zone. And this bill <br /> does nothing to prevent mare community members from being Hooded by future development. Anyone <br /> who says otherwise is simply playing politics at the expense of the public's health, safety, and welfare. <br /> Futthcr, this bill dc3chs nothing Co raise our oounty's rating withiai the (;ominunity Rati~~g System. it will <br /> not reduce flood insurance premiums. <br /> I would like to remind this Crxmcil, MaycxKin~, arxl tkpartment of Public Works ilirectcx 1lruce <br /> McClure that you have already committed to a Joimt Council-Administration effort to reduce flood risk, <br /> protect the public health, safety, and welfare, and minimize property damage. I and other members of <br /> the public cxpc;c;C yrx~ to follow-thrrwgh with that con~tuitmcnt...a~id saxi. <br /> I also expect certain members of the professional engineering and architectural community who have <br /> practical eslx:rioru:c: wNh A<xxling in <xu <xunnxrnity to u~mc fat t.h with specific legislative language to <br /> correct existing problems caused by ineffective government tegulatiom and imappropriate development in <br /> flash flood risk areas. <br /> lvlahalo, <br /> Charles Flaherty <br /> Comm. IVo. • ~-~-5- <br /> Ref. To: h~~U- <br /> u-'~ <br /> Ref. Date RUd 0~ <br /> http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.rand=11ka8791agens 11/20/2007 <br /> <br />