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you know, we want to maintain the same lifestyle. You know, that’s a big decision that we’ve <br />all got to make. You know, do we sit down and look at the beautiful place we live in but without <br />jobs or any means of support or growth in the future for us? You know, it doesn’t seem to paint <br />a real promising picture economically for us. <br />But it’s inevitable that the future will bring more people here to the island. There’s no question <br />about it. And there will be need for room for growth and everything. And growth can be taking <br />place outside there; but bring the people Downtown or thereabouts with some new kind of <br />development, you know. I have some visions of what a good development here would be, even <br />with the fact that there’s some threat of tsunami inundation. But Hilo has its values, you know. <br />PRICKETT: Absolutely. <br />DOMINGO: It’s unique in its own way. <br />PRICKETT: I don’t think anybody who came into this room today came without a passion for <br />Hilo. <br />DOMINGO: Oh, yeah. <br />PRICKETT: That’s why these people took time out from their day, both people with -. And it <br />all comes from a good place. <br />DOMINGO: Thank you very much. <br />WOODWARD: Okay. Do we have anybody else from the public that wanted to give testimony <br />on this agenda item? Ms. Gagorik. <br />GAGORIK: Is it good morning or good afternoon? <br />WOODWARD: It’s afternoon actually. <br />GAGORIK: Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman. My name is Susan Gagorik. I’m a long-range <br />planner in the County of Hawai‘i Planning Department. And I wanted to answer Commissioner <br />Au’s question in regards to the notification of surrounding property owners. And the Planning <br />th <br />Department on February 4 did send notification to all the landowners in Downtown Hilo <br />regarding the zoning change and the action plan update. So a copy of the draft ordinance was <br />sent to landowners of record from the Department of Real Property, from that list. <br />WOODWARD: Okay. Commissioner Au. <br />AU: Thank you. Thank you for addressing that. I’m glad you came forth and you said <br />something about that. You know, it’s great that everybody is here, that everybody is involved. <br />You know, this is an exciting time for Hilo, even for the people who are against this height <br />restriction. This is an exciting time for Hilo, you know. I looked at other developments, you <br />know, around the United States, I just wanted to mention a few. You know, for example, <br />20 <br /> EXHIBIT C <br /> <br />