PL-SPP-2022-000016 1.6.23 R. NICHOLS TESTIMONY (LATE)

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Araujo, Jaclyn From: Ryan Nichols <ryannichols15@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, January 6, 2023 2:10 PM To: WPCtestimony Cc: john@landplanninghawaii.com; Robert Silber; Alison Williams Subject: Support for Robert Silber's Special Permit To whom it may concern, I am writing as a neighbor of Robert Silber in support of the special permit application PL-SPP-2022-000016. Robert is a kind, generous and hard-working person who has developed a high-quality neighborhood that is a benefit to the larger community. He has 30 years of experience in agriculture/permaculture, environmental work as well as personal growth and development. He is a man of integrity and has good relations with many in the local community. He has planted and tended hundreds of fruit trees and fenced off over 40 acres of land around the 12 parcels in the neighborhood to increase sustainability and prevent pig damage. He has invested significantly in the property to build a solid infrastructure and safe buildings and is committed to ensuring that any outstanding building permit issues are resolved. He stayed and continued to work on the land and infrastructure even after the devastating 2018 Lava Flow and the Pandemic. He has continuously attempted to communicate with the neighbors about traffic, sound, the gate, and other situations that may occur living in the subdivision. He has done this by creating multiple separate lots so that guests have a place to park that is off of Red Road and not in the way of the neighbors and there have been zero noise complaints in the last two years. He takes pride in upholding a drug and alcohol-free space where people stay present and are able to work through issues consciously. I ask you to approve this special permit request as Robert has demonstrated his care for the Aina, and the Puna community and his willingness to do the hard work necessary to create something of value for others. Sincerely, Ryan Nichols 1