2021-05-06 Windward Exh A (Public Testimony SMA 21-079)

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AGUINALD: Hi, please raise your right hand, do you swear and affirm to tell the truth on this matter before the Windward Planning Commission? FRANKLIN: Yes, definitely. AGUINALDO: Please state your name and the town where you reside. FRANKLIN: My name is Lisa Franklin and I reside in Hilo town. AGUINALDO: Awesome, Commissioners any question for the testifier? Oh, sorry after testimony. Okay, you may proceed. FRANKLIN: Okay, thank you. I'm a resident and homeowner of Mililani Street. I'm in opposition to parts of this project so, I'm here to speak. My primary concern is the proposed drive-through restaurant to be situated at the corner of Mililani and Kekuana6`a Street as part of the proposed office complex and grocery store situation. I'm getting testimony in opposition. So, I'm curious if anyone has ever been through a drive-through before. I've certainly have I went to Taco Bell recently and after never having fast-food for like twenty (20) years but, my real question is would anyone want a drive-through across from their home and their bedroom window where they sleep at night. A drive-through in my opinion does not belong in a residential area. They have a reputation of being really loud and disturbing for several reasons. There's noise for the yelling of orders over the loudspeaker, there's idling cars that wait in continuous turnover of traffic, the hours are often opened much longer than regular businesses and restaurants, they create traffic congestion all over this town. Even at like Long's Drug, which isn't even a food center will pour out into the road. The land on which this drive-through is proposed is a resort/hotel land and it borders family residential areas including my own home and it's planned to have a minimum setback from the road. I really doubt that a drive-through was in the original intention for this part of Hilo town, this is Waiakea House Lots it borders a recreational facility at Wailoa Park. Many of the people on this street have lived on this street their entire lives, several of the homes have never changed hands and they're elders that live here which is why no one is at this meeting today. You know, because we connect to Wailoa Park this road has a lot of family members that will jog, walk dogs, ride bikes, so I have concern that we might need to consider if there's going to be like a sidewalk or something. There's a gentleman who's jogged on this road for like almost every day for the past 20 years. There's another gentleman who pushes his boat to the water to fish every day and he might have done that since he was a teenager because he's grown up in that house his whole life. He's in his fifties (50's) or sixties (60's). I just feel that this project with especially the drive-through will affect the quality of life for the people that live here. The people that work at the store, the people that build these buildings, they go home at night, we will still be here. So, I share concern for the increase in traffic, I know that's not a concern of yours and it doesn't need to be met so have your project but, Kekuana6`a is very busy. The intersection of Mililani Street and Kekuana6`a are clogs. When people make 2 EXHIBIT A