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~ I$~1212197 T~9:39 PM X1/2 FAX TO: Full Council FAX FROM: Janice Palma; iax# 808-325-6322 P.O. Box 4849, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96745; tel#808-325-3416 Feb. 2, 1997 Please enter this up-dated letter into the pzzblic record and have it read out lozzd at the up-corning council meeting. I cmznot attend due to work responsibilties. halo for yotu• help in this important matter. 9'l Jfi;d ;3'; i y 21 Re: Nohona Partners and White Hat Development's proposed Kalaoa subdivisions: rFIC_ ~ r Pr4p~L lag is what makes a community_p~per or st~flg~l~; It goes `hind in hand with crime levels, time we spend with our families, health, safety and many other day-to-day components of our lives. Each good decision in plannurg prevents a multitude of future problems for us and our children. Nohona Partners and "White Hat Development," are pursuing their "affordable" housing plans, named Keonelehua Heights and "University Heights," at the lower end of Makaula Road in Kalaoa. It appears that there are irregularities in the approach - lapse in health and safety to name only two -which the above corporations and county are using_ iit having this development approved. • Though not illegal, the developers are using a planning loophole by skipping normal channels. As supposedly "affordable," Nohona and White Hat have gone directly from the Office of Housing Community Development to the Council for approval, cutting out normally required public hearutgs. If their projects are so good, they should be able to pass through the light of day of our planning process and come out smelling like a rose. • Bi11 Boy1~_and Jon Gomes are askingTor"pr_e-enlptions" of promised infrastructure including park area, sidewalks, ui c~erground utilities, suitable drv w , roadway_ grade and access, community benefit assessment, and other crucial criteria of the developers' agreement. These are not excessive demands, but criteria which any ~ subdivision of this size is expected to meet to lessen impact of a development. If i ~ allowed by our county, who will end up paying for these and other necessary ~ ~ amentities in the future that Nohona and White Hat are skirting now? Mr.lO ~ ~ Gomes and Mr. Boyles promised "showcase" affordable housing that would be ~ ~ v "decent, safe and sanitary" but is letting our community down with "hot air" ~ a a~ promises. (Should their name be "Changed Hat"?)* ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ • ~ounciLrepresentative~~i~e_given Le~than tw~i~y~~iours t4~cLy_plan~~_ h gepr4p~ecL ley Nohona and White Hat Curtis Tyler was the only representative to object to this. He was insistent that democracy be honored and the county's c-i3o.o3