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SPRINGER:Commissioner Alameda?
<br />ALAMEDA:Commissioner Graham, in response to your thoughts, I, too, kind
<br />of, in my mind at least, am struggling with the balance of what the Applicant has
<br />presented and the concerns of the contestants. And a part of me, and I know that, you
<br />know, that kind of growth will continue; and I just wanted to make sure that I have all the
<br />kind of information to make an informed choice on how responsibly the growth
<br />continues. So, in my mind, Im still kind of unsure and still struggling with the notion
<br />that, you know, cause theres a lot of information that has been presented, you know, the
<br />aesthetics, the density, that area. And, I dont know, I feel kind of uneasy right now and
<br />Im kind of inclined to not be in favor, but I need more assurances that maybe being in
<br />favor is in the best interest for this community. If you all could share with me kind of
<br />your thoughts more on kind of where you might be at?
<br />SPRINGER:Commissioner McCall?
<br />MCCALL:I guess I, well, obviously, am considering voting in favor of this.
<br />Myprimarythoughtshavebeenthefloodingissues.Ikindof,Iguessmyfeelinghad
<br />been that that should be our primary thing that we look at. I feel that some confidence,
<br />not, that what is being proposed here will at least not make the situation any worse. I,
<br />you know, there is some information that it will make it better but it is, water is definitely
<br />an unpredictable item; and in this area there is going to be a lot of water, there is going to
<br />be a lot of ponding. I think the engineers comments that, you know, during the 100-year
<br />flood, youre not going to see this culvert because that whole area is going to be under
<br />water. Thats, you know, I think that the culvert is only something that, and the flow
<br />from that, is only something were going to really be concerned about with a 10-year
<br />flood or something. After that, it really, the whole area is under water; and thats just
<br />what the situation is. You know, in a better world we could maybe have things set up so
<br />that there would be, you know, the County, I mean, the County would not put a road in
<br />like this nowadays. There would be drywells where each of those drainages are. But
<br />thats not what the current situation is; and that, and we dont, you know, we have to live
<br />with what the current situation is. And I feel that this is probably generally in the best
<br />interest of the community, so -.
<br />ALAMEDA:Thank you.
<br />SPRINGER:I have reservations as well, as I listened to todays discussion and
<br />heard Mr. Moores repeated comment that their obligation is not to make existing
<br />conditions worse. My reservations or my concerns have shifted to the capacity of the
<br />Countys infrastructure to handle high waters; and this is not the Applicants burden to
<br />bear. Our recommendation, whatever it is, next goes to the Hawaii County Council; and
<br />I hope that this aspect of concern on, surfaces in their discussion. Because what were
<br />hearing and described, water flooding over from Lanikaula Street and down Kilauea
<br />Street on, as I listened today, it sounds like thats a County infrastructure issue, perhaps
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