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Law Offices of Yeh & Moore THOMAS L. H. YEH A Limited Liability Law Company tly@!lava.net 85 W.Lanikaula Street Hilo,Hawaii 96720-4199 MICHAEL W. MOORE Telephone(808)961-0055 FAX(808)969-1531 mmoore @lava.net June 14, 2012 Chairman Hoffman and Members of the Planning Committee Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 �= Re: Proposed Amendments to Ordinance No. 99-116; TMK Nos. (3) 2-2-044:31, 32, 35 and 37 N N e_ Dear Chairman Hoffman — -= and Members of the Planning Committee: This letter supplements information relating to Bill No. 229, based on questions which were asked of us during the initial Planning committee of May 1, 2012, and information which was presented by Russell Doi and Stephanie Salazar during your May 16, 2012 meeting. We trust that this information will assist in your review of Graphic Images' time extension request. For your information, Graphic Images bought the properties in 2001, and has continued to pay real property taxes on the property based on its neighborhood commercial zoning totaling $193,750 since 2003 (per available published Hawaii County real property tax information), and has made good faith efforts to work with agencies and with its neighbors to develop the property as is consistent with current development standards. It has spent substantial additional funds to prepare a TIAR and to work with the agencies in preparing a development plan consistent with agency standards. Granting the time extension and allowing the proposed development to occur will maintain the real property tax base and will result in additions to the County's employment and economic base. The subject property has economic value which should be utilized. The Applicant seeks a five year time extension (under proposed Condition U, any further time extension requests must be approved by the Council). As a preliminary matter, we wish to make clear that after consideration of the matter, Graphic Images is no longer proposing any revision to the Planning Department's and Planning Commission's recommended conditions to the time extension request, and will do what is necessary to comply with the recommended conditions, which include conditions carried over from Ordinance No. 99-116, and adds additional conditions to assure that drainage concerns are appropriately addressed. Comm. No. GC0 4.3 Ref. To: p�PC, - Ref. Date J, N �, 8 2012