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DAVENPORT: Okay, Okay, thank you very much Commission. Can you hear me, Mike?
<br /> Okay thank you.
<br /> VITOUSEK: Yep.
<br /> DAVENPORT: Thank you very much Commission. A couple of concerns that I have. I live in
<br /> the immediate area; I am a long-time resident of Waimea. My family has been here for many,
<br /> many generations. Some of the big concerns are the traffic. Traffic is incredibly, incredibly
<br /> congested through this area. Traffic flows very, very quickly, through this area. If you can
<br /> imagine a half a mile,just picture a half a mile in your mind. That would be from Kamamalu
<br /> from the Police station up to the subject property. Currently, there are forty (40) driveways, 40
<br /> driveways going in and out allowing traffic in and out of that very, very small stretch of
<br /> highway. There have been numerous accidents. People jockeying for positions. There's no
<br /> center lane and even creating a center lane, I think would even make it worse. Having a traffic
<br /> light would not alleviate the problem. I think just increasing more commercial in this area would
<br /> not be good, would not serve the community and especially this neighborhood well.
<br /> Secondly about four (4) or five (5) years ago we had heavy, heavy, heavy rains in this area. It
<br /> came down from Minit Stop, it crossed the street, it just missed the Kawano property, it went
<br /> directly through Metzler's property, right through the front of his two (2) homes, his existing
<br /> homes there, went right over to the former Parker Ranch house and into Yamaguchi's and then it
<br /> flooded Yamaguchi's. So, my other concern is how is he going to or how is the County or
<br /> Metzler going to prevent the flow of water? It didn't go down the highway, down Mamalahoa.
<br /> It went across people's properties and affected their properties.
<br /> Third, my concern is the increase of noise. If he is able to build those three (3)buildings plus the
<br /> parking lots those parking spaces and more residential in the back that increases the surrounding
<br /> neighborhood to more vagrancy, to security, to safety and I just don't think look, we all know
<br /> why he is doing this. He has no vested interest in the town of Waimea other than a financial
<br /> interest. He is not in the community, he is not of the community, and so I say to keep this
<br /> property Ag as it has always been. Having 3 rented horses on your property is not Ag. That is
<br /> not the best use of that property. It should be to somebody who cares, who wants to, who wants
<br /> to serve this community properly. Grow vegetables, grow fruit to have a small business to not
<br /> depend on imported food. I know the County, the County, State they preach sustainability all of
<br /> this stuff importation of food. Well, let's support that, let's not support somebody else coming in
<br /> and 3 more big buildings there, more business, more people, more traffic, and more noise.
<br /> So, I implore the County, the Commission members please to be responsible. You have a
<br /> responsibility, a duty and an obligation to serve this community well and I hope my testimony
<br /> today that everybody has their listening ears on and their minds open, hearts open and does right
<br /> by this community by Waimea, and I thank you very, very much.
<br /> VITOUSEK: Thank you. Next up, we have John Kawano.
<br /> KAWANO: Hello?
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