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GALDONES:Ms. Packett, I believe you have a question that you would like to have the Commissioners address? PACKETT:Its both a question and a concern. One of the concerns of the entire neighborhood and many of the citizens of Waimea is the adjacency of Waimea Park. The County has established a wonderful facility there that many area residents use. They come there, they park their cars, they use the restroom facilities and then they walk this entire square. Kapiolani is one of the four sides of the square. Despite testimony that the neighborhood is zoned 7.5 and 10, there are an awful lot of- theres a lot of land zoned at 1 acre and larger. I live on the opposite side, on the map- appear kind of, I guess, opposite the red dot of the Parker Warehouse. We often have horses walking down our road with riders. We have moms with strollers. The other day there was a parade of turkeys. This is a very rural area. The corner of Spencer Road which is just around from your red dot there is a (inaudible) view 90 degree turn. The far corner is a blind corner with sheer sides. They are about 16 feet up in height. There is noescapeforpedestrians.We-wenotveryaffectionatelyrefertothisasthedeathcorner.Its something were all aware of. The only reason this area is heavily used is because of the low traffic. I believe that the business in question is a business. I believe the Trust by their fiduciary duty may be bound to maximize a profit for their 500,000 and that we will see use perhaps 7 days a week, perhaps not, and we may see use day and evening; and cars have got to come down that road. We dont have anything shown in any of the plans that address interior traffic flow. It brings everybody through the Kawaihae/Lindsey Road intersection. Right now, its a newer section the County spent over a million dollars to rehabilitate in 1999-2000. Within the next 18 months we are going to see an additional 40 homes through the Tinguely Waimea Parkside Development and that is right on the corner. Im pointing from a distance, not very effective. Its at Kapiolani and Lindsey. So as you move your hand to the East there, one of the access roads into that subdivision will be on Kapiolani. The other access road will be on Lindsey. As I have indicated in my very long letter to you, that is a 38, almost a 38% increase in the neighborhood, the square represented by those lines. Thats tremendous. If Kapiolani Road becomes congested were going to assume that the congestion is going to spill out onto Lindsey. The intersection of Lindsey and Kawaihae right now is a problem for area residents for access in and out. We anticipate no matter what happens with these schools that is going to accelerate with the new homes. You well know the traffic problems in Waimea. You, Im sure, well know that were due to have perhaps logging trucks come through half the town in the next couple of years. The trash trucks have been, I guess, an on-going issue. Kawaihae Road is your major road cross island down to the harbor. If you have accidents at that intersection our island is going to freeze; and this is part of it. You know, you cant look at this in isolation. This is, its like a stone in the pond. So I ask you to consider that both from a traffic perspective as well as the heavy use of walkers on the square. Its really a treasure for the pedestrians and theres no place else in Waimea. Thats all I have. Thank you. GALDONES:Thank you for your testimony Ms. Packett. Does anyone- any of the Commissioners have a question of Ms. Packett. Commissioner Alameda. ALAMEDA:Actually I have a question for Chair. So the testimonies that will be provided or that has been provided that, I mean now that it has gone to contested case hearing we 15