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GALDONES:Thank you, Commissioner Springer. YUEN:And thatÓs actually part of the thinking behind the revised TIAR, that if they did go to a regular, just a regular multi-family project, we would look at a revised impact report and possibly have other conditions for improvement elsewhere on the road. SPRINGER:Thank you. GALDONES:Mrs. Wilkinson would like to testify. Mrs. Wilkinson, please come forward? Would you please raise your right hand? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawaii County Planning Commission? WILKINSON:I do. GALDONES:Could you please state your name and your resident address? WILKINSON:My name is Patricia Wilkinson and I live on Plumeria R is in Alii Kai Subdivision. I live very close to the Royal Poinciana where all of the humps and bumps were put on the road to try and stop the traffic. I represent today the Kailua-Kona senior citizens from Hale Halewai. We meet every Wednesday. When we read of this senior citizen housing development, we were very excited. We have been attending meetings, weÓve been having mee This has been going on for ten years. I came from Honolulu. An important that we get senior citizen places close to town so that we can possibly walk or ride a bicycle to the banks, to go shopping, to doctors, to dentists. When we live out of town, itÓs, weÓre looking for rides. We donÓt have a bus service, we all know that. We need something close to town, we really do. This is very interesting to listen to the discussion that went on here today. And I did not realize until I heard the discussion that there might be a possibility that it wonÓt be a senior citizen complex, it might be an ordinary condominium. That would be very disappointing to a lot of seniors who are looking for places to live closer to town. And then we urge these gentlemen here to really try their very best to go around to all of the seniors, all the clubs. WeÓre going to be your customers. Get in touch with us, give me information today if you have it to bring down to Hale Halewai. WeÓre very, very interested. IÓm 75 so I met the 62 limit that you talked about. And thereÓs a lot of seniors who come over here on a yearly basis. TheyÓre called Snowbirds and theyÓre constantly looking for places to live. And the only places they can find are condominiums along Alii Drive that. They are very expensive places to try and live these days on Alii Drive. So I would urge everybody concerned with this, letÓs have a senior citizen development and bring your information to us. IÓll push it for you like crazy. Thank you. 17