2021-11-04 Windward Exh B (Public Testimony re SPP 12-138)

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does the community have a say in what goes into our backyards? Does the community have a say in what gets developed literally from my point of view in my backyard? The Commission made two sets of statements that have rattled around in my brain for the past month. One set of statements were very encouraging of the community to come to meetings like this and to maybe educate the Commission on what's going on in our backyards, in our neighborhoods. You don't all live where I live, so trying to explain what things are like, trying to explain what's not in black and white on the page in front of you. I felt that many of the Commissioners are very encouraging of that, saying the community should come to meetings like this and tell us what's going on. I think the Chairman was recommending we go on to the next step and make sure that we go to that Land Board meeting and testify. And yet, at the same time, I felt that there are contradictory statements. Several Commissioners in their voting said that I'm quoting here "that all the boxes had been checked". And kind of led us down this path of maybe I'm putting phrases in your mouth here, but how can I vote against it, if quote unquote "all the boxes have been checked". It left me wondering isn't the neighborhood's thoughts, wishes one of those boxes. And if not, all due respect, if not if that's not part of the preview here, then I will understand that, but if the Commission saying that was a box to be checked in and they thought it was checked I respectfully disagree. I think everything that you've seen from the community was the opposite. So I guess I'd like to ask was that a box that was supposed to be checked or could have been checked or was that just not part of this procedure at this stage of the process? Sorry, it was a genuine question I didn't know if you had time to answer. REPLOGLE: I think that would be a good question to have answered, and I would like to refer to our attorney for that guidance. KEKAL Good morning, sorry I couldn't get my unmute. Yes, I don't know that I would characterize it as a box to be checked, but the testimony of the public and the community and the neighboring community are all part of consideration that the Commission is using to make their decision. So, I guess for lack of a better term the judge, they can give weight to each testimony and each fact brought by every community member and then they can weigh that against all the other facts brought by the Applicant and the Intervenor. So,just to sum up, I wouldn't characterize it as a box to be checked, but it is taken into consideration, yes. TURNER: Thank you, and if I sorry, I don't want to waste anybody's time I just— REPLOGLE: No, go ahead, go ahead. TURNER: I was reflecting the language that the Commission was using by boxes to be checked. Several Commissioners literally as voting said, I'm putting here all of the boxes have been checked and so, I think what I'm hearing is that maybe the community wasn't"a box" quote unquote to be checked. Is that correct? Or is the Commission saying that they do see that boxes have been checked I'm sorry to use the language that the Attorney just said don't use but I'm just quoting the Commission. And I'm genuinely trying to get clarification, if the Commission is saying sorry you still using the phrasing that box had been checked I disagree and I'd like to 2 EXHIBIT B