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ALAMEDA:Seconded by Commissioner Siracusa. All those in favor say aye. <br />COMMISSIONERS:Aye. <br />ALAMEDA:So noted. All right. So the protocol then, who do we start with? Do we <br />start with theapplicant? <br />TORIGOE:Normally you start with the applicant, yes, then intervenor, and then the <br />Department. <br />ALAMEDA:Okay. Mr. Young, this is your opportunity to make your statement. <br />YOUNG:Mr. Chairman and fellow Commissioners, thank you very much for your <br />patience and a lot of time that you folks have spent reviewing the documentation. There€s quite <br />abitofinformationinfrontofyou,andIwouldnotwanttotakeyourprecioustimeinreviewing <br />most of it. Let me just say that over the past decade or so a lot of the wireless carriers have <br />worked to provide as best a level of coverage as we possibly can. But, nonetheless, there€s still a <br />number of gaps throughout the entire state. The reason why we identified a particular area <br />primarily comes as a result of community concerns and community complaints. That is a red <br />flag. This particular area has a red flag from Verizon€s point of view. And, as a result, we <br />would like to fill the gap that presently exists in the coverage between Keaau and Pahoa. <br />We cannot hide a 100-foot tower no matter what we do. What we€ve tried to do in our proposal <br />though is to find a location that will be from the general community as least intrusive as possible, <br />if you could visualize a non-intrusive 100-foot tower. And one of the areas that we looked at <br />was to find a location that would be set back from the Keaau-Pahoa Highway, such that the <br />greater community and those who frequent and drive up and down the road would not be staring <br />at a 100-foot tower every single day. So we found a site further back in an area that we felt <br />would be mitigated because of its distance from the road, as well as because of the trees that are <br />around that area. We feel that it€s a good site. It fulfills our transmission and reception <br />requirements. And although for those neighbors who are very close by, from the general <br />viewpoints, we feel that that particular site, although it cannot be hidden, what€s around it would <br />aid greatly in being able to mitigate the visual intrusion. <br />Okay, so with the information that you now have in front of you, I respectfully request that you <br />view our application favorably with an approval. Thank you very much. <br />ALAMEDA:Thank you Mr. Young. Mr. Ely? <br />ELY:Yes. <br />ALAMEDA:First of all, I want to say thank you for being patient and waiting your <br />time. But, go ahead, this is your opportunity. <br />ELY:All right. I represent, my name is Bob Ely, as I said before; and I <br />represent the Orchidland Community Association Board of Directors and the three neighbors that <br />are in the immediately adjacent properties. And I will be as brief as I can, not take up any more <br />23EXHIBIT B <br /> <br />