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radius without causing property damage to my property or that of the neighbor directly <br />across the street. <br />Since Church of God Road is the only access road into and out of this area, it is <br />imperative that for the safety and well beingofthe families living there, traffic such as <br />these trucks should not be allowed down this road. An accident of any type could block <br />this road for a considerable amount of time which, in turn, could create a life-threatening <br />problem as well as a major inconvenience for all residents of this area. <br />We are opposed to the zoning change Mr. Smith has applied for until such time as a <br />binding agreement with the developer of Hualalai Vista is reached concerning access to <br />Mr. Smith€s property from the north side of his property. Thank you. <br />FUJIKAWA:Any questions, Commissioners, with the testifier? If not, go ahead, <br />Carol. <br />SOUTHER:Well,I€mjustswimminghere.Ididn€thearanyanswerstoanyof <br />these questions, just one. I guess I€ll just read and then put it in the files. We all seem to <br />agree that Church of God is unsafe, the access to the highway; and we all seem to agree <br />we need a safer egress and ingress. Approximately 50 cars exit Church of God Road <br />each morning at 7 a.m., and at due course are re-entering from Mamalahoa Highway each <br />evening starting at 4, making a dreaded left-hand turn, cars speeding around you. Yes, <br />they swing and pass on the right. <br />Between Hualalai Vistas 47 lots and Tom Smith€s proposed 7, 54 homes will be adding <br />two cars each, approximately 108 more cars, 50 of ours. And that€s 158 cars, triple the <br />amount of cars coming and going, tripling the amount of cars taking that risky left-hand <br />turn. Upon returning each evening, is it truly going to be a safer egress and ingress for <br />my neighbors that now use Kona Church of God Road? <br />Ms. Springer mentioned, you know, the back-up. Well, Mr. Fuke, I believe, said that€s a <br />mile away. Well, believe me, it€s backed up that mile. <br />PUBLIC:More. <br />SOUTHER:More. So you need to visualize at 4 or 5 o€clock this 150 cars <br />coming up, stopping to make that left-hand turn. And how many more will be rear- <br />ended, is what I would like to know. Do you really think this is going to be a safer <br />alternative for us? The County has said that this is our legal access road, Church of God <br />Road, and I€m just not too sure that this is going to be a better way to go. <br />FUJIKAWA:Are you through? <br />SOUTHER:I€m through. <br />FUJIKAWA:You have any question, Commissioners, with Carol? Graham? <br />16 <br /> <br />