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poor grades for its lack of capacity, an additional 900 vehicles (x 2 <br /> passages each) through the intersection daily will be frightening. We're <br /> definitely not creating the type of communities envisioned in the KCDP of <br /> 1984 where a community would live, shop, and work all within a walkable <br /> radius. A new vision, more in keeping with the desired environment of <br /> Kona's present residents, would keep Kona rural. From my long <br /> perspective of first visiting Kona in 1981 just as Kanaloa was finishing its <br /> first buildings, I long for the close, less-stressed community that existed <br /> then. And, while there is no going back to the days without Queen K, <br /> Costco, Lowes, Walmart, Home Depot, Safeway and other shopping <br /> choices, we must remember and respect the a'ina. I hope we choose to <br /> never become Maui or Oahu, but remain cognizant that the path that <br /> welcomes dense neighborhoods will quickly destroy all of Hawaii's cultural <br /> inheritance. <br /> Having been a licensed Real Estate Broker in MA and NH, I understand the <br /> diminishment in property values that the noise, air pollution, population density, and <br /> the awful impact on our Kona Vistas roadways that the construction vehicles will <br /> make upon our road surfaces as well as the huge traffic snags that will shortly exist <br /> down Lako and through the intersection with Kuakina Highway just after Kuakini <br /> merges with Queen K. <br /> I feel the Royal Vistas Housing Project's name alone will have a negative impact on <br /> Kona Vistas resale values. As a result, the tax base will be impacted, perhaps more <br /> negatively than any property taxes assessed on Royal Vistas, especially when <br /> weighed against the infrastructure upgrades, additional school building and staffing <br /> increases, sewage treatment plant expansions and more than is lost in natural habitat <br /> and culturally significant icons and artifacts. <br /> Additional Considerations: <br /> The impact of Multi-Year Construction on Quiet Neighborhoods will be daily and <br /> dangerous <br /> • • Impact of Multi-Year Construction on Remote Working <br /> • Impact on our already at or above-capacity schools as these are 3 and 4 <br /> bedroom units. <br /> • • Proposed Housing is Inappropriate for Local Needs <br />