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Government Road (Church of God Road). This eventuality is more likely thanthe interconnectivity that the applicant suggests. Is the applicant intending on using Government Road as access? This isnt clear, and as previously stated, using that road for access creates a host of issues to be solved with no help from the County. With this in mind, and while advocating against this zoning change application, but being aware that requiring a resolution of the State Highway/Hualalai Vistas intersection as a contingency for approval may be a bit more planning than we can handle at one time. An alternative layout of the applicants plot plan is another planning option. And I have drawn up on the map for that alternative layout that you may want to take a look at. The basic difference in the layout would be the elimination of the applicants Road Lot A and substituting it with a dedicated County Road easement paralleling Government Road. An approximate 30-foot easement, the mauka-makai length of the property, would be about equivalent to the square foot area contained in the Road Lot A. This alternative layoutwouldallowtheCountytoplanforpotentialimprovementstoGovernmentRoad and recruit a potential ally to help badger the County into actually taking responsibility for the maintenance of the road. This requirement can also be put into the Commissioners back pocket, so-to-speak for, use with other applications. Eventually, the neighborhood infrastructure could be accommodated, perhaps as an improvement district to which this applicant could be required to contribute, or the Commissioners could allow it to be passed off to future lot owners, which would seem to them in the future as another bad planning decision coming home to roost. Either way, without this easement on this specific property, there will never be enough room in the Government Road right-of-way for infrastructure accommodations. This sort of easement should be a condition of approval regardless of whether or not the eventuality of interconnectivity with Hualalai Vistas is possible. To conclude, a few questions and statements. Firstly, in the Commissioners minds, is the General Plan zoning for the area, in the General Plan zoning for the area, is there really an emphasis on agriculture here or is it ultimately urban residential? Should the planners require the Single Family Residential classification instead of allowing the classification that the applicant is requesting, and would that requirement help mitigate the urban impacts this application will create? Considering the infrastructure deficit, should the County start working to its advantage? Can the planners require the creation of an improvement district as a remedy? Secondly, remember the Countys opinion of its responsibilities regarding the maintenance to Government Road. Be aware of the waterline, electrical service, roadway conditions and private property issues the neighborhood will be forced to deal with, potentially in an adversarial manner. Consider carefully that it is likely that interconnectivity with the gated private Hualalai Vistas will remain an eventuality resulting in a default use of Government Road. These are some of the reasons to defer or deny this application. If this application is approved, the eventuality of interconnectivity should be a conditional requirement that is assured now, not eventually. The applications approval should be conditional regarding the resolution of Hualalai Vistas intersection at the State Highway and also conditional on a Government Road easement. 13