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FUJIKAWA:Okay. As I call your name, you state your full name and your address. Let's start off with Gail. `` SHIOSHITA:My name is Gail Kaneshiro Shioshita. I live at 115 mao Street, Hilo. FUJIKAWA:Go ahead. SHIOSHITA:I am adjacent to the proposed project, and I am against being surrounded by townhouses. And there's a drainage problem, also. I have an easement, a drainage easement in my property, and I don't think the drainage has been addressed for the proposed project. Thank you. FUJIKAWA:All right. Thank you very much. Questions -, Commissioners, any questions to Gail? If not, you may proceed with your full name and your address. PALMER:William Palmer, 725 Kaulele Place, Hilo 96720. I'm a general contractor, licensed in good standing. I am not against development by any means. I am, you know, I am basically a builder, so I'm all for development. What I am against though is what has been proposed in a couple of these meetings that I have attended, and it just seems to me that it doesn't quite fit in with the what this town is all about. A lot of questions were asked at these meetings, and no real concrete answers were given to us, and it was always oh, we're still looking at that and oh, we're still proposing this. So I would like have a little bit more time to maybe review what these people are actually going after. It sounds like some changes have been made from what was said at these meetings that I've attended, and it sounds like it's maybe for the better. This development could be a good thing for Hilo if it's planned right. For the surrounding subdivision that is there and the people that will be accessing this project, whether it's a new supermarket or movie theaters or whatever for entertainment or restaurants, I think will be, you know, a nice addition to this town. The high density issue of all the homes and the town homes and the transient accommodations, I think that will have a negative impact on the surrounding community. Issues that I have would be traffic issues. What's it going to be like the impact? What's there now? Drainage issues, like some of these other people have brought up. The impact on the school district, you know. Where are all these kids going to go to school? If they're assuming that whoever moves into this area is going to be at the university only, I think is a poor assumption on their part. There's just -, there's too many issues that haven't been addressed, I feel, so if we could maybe have a little bit more time reviewing their plan or something, I think that would be good for the community to maybe hear a little bit more about it. So if you could just defer any recommendation to the Council, it would be appreciated. 20