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East Waimea farm and ranch lots. While these tools and programs are being put into place, <br /> private lands that are currently zoned A-5a, A-10a, A-20a, orA-40a should retain their <br /> current zoning. Exceptions can be made for affordable housing, agricultural cluster <br /> subdivisions, and small-scale rezonings of 4 lots or less that may assist families in allowing <br /> their children to obtain individual properties. <br /> Proposed project is solely for speculation purposes <br /> Kaupulehu Development LLC, aka John Metzler, is trying to build a 2-story 3-building <br /> commercial development and 4 residential lots on agricultural land in Waimea, as well as a 77 <br /> stall parking lot near a busy intersection. John Metzler previously changed the property zoning <br /> from commercial to agricultural in 2003 to avoid paying his fair share of property tax, evading <br /> hundreds of thousands of dollars in property taxes for the past two decades. He is now trying to <br /> change the zoning back to commercial to overdevelop this area of land with two historic former <br /> farming houses. The county of Hawaii property taxes were $27,933.64 in 2002 and by changing <br /> the zoning to agriculture, Metzler drastically decreased taxes on the property for twenty years <br /> and as such only paid $3,969.08 in 2022. Commissioners should NOT entertain this blatant <br /> gaming of the system for merely speculation, financial and development benefits while us as <br /> residents were required to pay our share of property taxes throughout these years. <br /> Proposed project would adversely increase traffic congestion near this area <br /> This proposed project site would only be accessible from the main Mamalahoa Highway with <br /> surrounding residential homes and commercial properties which are already difficult to navigate <br /> as the highway starts to narrow near here when driving west into Waimea Town. <br /> Proposed commercial development scale and size is NOT compatible for this area <br /> This scale and size of this proposed commercial development is too large and NOT compatible <br /> for this area. Likewise, it would degrade the "rural, ranching character" of Waimea. The site is <br /> presently surrounded on both sides by historic ranch and farm houses. In addition, there aren't <br /> any two-story commercial structures in this area. Furthermore, the applicant has demonstrated a <br /> need for additional commercial and retail space for Waimea. In fact, there are a number of <br /> existing vacant retail properties in Waimea. <br /> Proposed project would adversely increase property taxes for residents in this area <br /> This proposed residential development which is being built for the high-end market and not for <br /> the affordable range would only increase the property taxes for residents such as us in this area. <br /> 3 <br />