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this project on Kohanaiki Road. My address is 73-4492 Kohanaiki; and IÓve been here for 27 years. Firstly, IÓd like to acknowledge my complete agreement with the Steve and Clint this morning to oppose the rezoning of this 53-acre parcel that weÓre referring to as Hualalai Vistas. Most of us who make North Kona our homes specifically chose this area because of its rural ambience within close proximity to schools, services and employment opportunities. Those of us who specifically reside along Kohanaiki Road have brought in the electrical power, the County water, maintained and paved our only access road, at our own expense, because the County has always claimed that the road was Ðonly on paperÑ and not really theirs, or the StateÓs, or anybodyÓs responsibility. Never mind that there are 30-plus homes or small farms along the last quarter mile of Koha Collectively, we provided these services for our homes, at our own expense, so that we could maintain with reasonable comfort the quality of rural life that the Kohanaiki area affords us all. Obviously, the use of land affects us all and the only thing liked less than urban sprawl is density! North Kona does not need 47 more ÐMcMansionsÑ and hardscapes. We need homes for working families. We do not want farmland churned into subdivisions, or the landscape degraded by visual and environmental pollution, such as street lights and more pavement. I strongly urge the Commission to reject this request of zoning changed to Ag-1. The build-out on 47 one-acre lots, the infrastructure, street lights, the noise and air pollution will be going on for years and years to come and completely destroy the quality of life that the residents adjacent to this proposed development now enjoy. In the process, one of the few remaining Ag green belts makai of Mamala lost forever. According to the ÐRole and DutiesÑ heading of the Planning Department Annual Report, as stated on the Hawaii County website, ÐThe Planning Department is to develop comprehensive long-range plans to guide future growth in a manner that balances public and private rights.Ñ I respectfully ask this Commission to adhere to this policy by keeping the designation for the Hualalai Vistas subdivision Ag-3. Thank you very much. GALDONES:Thank you, Ms. Perino. Commissioners, any questions of Ms. Perino? Thank you. Sir? We have two other testifiers, Frank Goodale and Gary Stirling. STIRLING:My name is Gary Stirling. 11