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From: Janice Kerr <br /> To: LPCtestimonv <br /> Cc: Inaba. Holeka; Kanealii-Kleinfelder. Matt; Kierkiewicz.Ashley; Kimball. Heather; Lee Loy. Sue;Villegas. Rebecca; <br /> Kaoiwada,Jennifer;Galimba, Michelle M.; Evans,Cynthia F.W. <br /> Subject: Testimony for Planning Commission Hearing on December 15,2022 <br /> Date: Monday, December 12,2022 5:39:59 PM <br /> Importance: High <br /> PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS TESTIMONY TO ALL LEEWARD PLANNING <br /> COMMISSION MEMBERS <br /> TESTIMONY RE: PL-REZ-2022-000033 Kona Three LLC <br /> DATE: <br /> December 12, 2022 <br /> TO: <br /> Leeward Planning Commission <br /> FROM: <br /> Janice Kerr <br /> 76-4320 Leilani St. <br /> Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 <br /> ikkona e hawaiiantel.net <br /> 808-938-1185 <br /> 1 am respectfully asking you to deny the "KV Three, LLC" request for extension of the 38-year-old building <br /> permit for"Royal Vistas" (which I will refer to as "RV" subsequently)for the following reasons... <br /> This RV development: <br /> 1. Is in a Flood Plain*in the North Kona Flood Corridor that drains directly into the Pacific Ocean. <br /> *See Map sent as an attachment to this email: "North <br /> Kona Flood Corridor" <br /> 2. Would greatly add to the volume of sewage into our existing sewage treatment facility, which is <br /> currently near capacity and overflows in heavy rains, sending untreated sewage into the ocean. <br /> 3. Used a Traffic Study from 2020 "Pandemic Era"for traffic counts, which are not true -Queen <br /> Ka'ahumanu Hwy ("Queen K")is over-capacity now, and has been for a number of years. <br /> 4. Will funnel more than 900 more vehicles through small neighborhood streets to Lako St., and from <br /> Lako St. onto Queen K. into the voluminous traffic already there. (No plans for funding to widen <br /> State Hwy 11, which is Queen K) <br /> 5. Will further snarl traffic because there aren't sufficient alternate routes to take when Queen K is <br /> closed due to fire, flood, repairs, etc., especially when Kuakini Hwy is also closed at the same due <br /> to the same disaster. (It happened recently and all the Hwy traffic went to Ali'i Dr., which was at a <br /> standstill for hours and hours) <br /> 6. Proposes a North-South Road to Queen K that would have "Right-Turn-Only"access into and out <br /> of RV development-vehicles traveling south to RV, would go beyond it to Lako St., and through <br /> neighborhood streets to get into RV; vehicles traveling north to RV would ao to Lako St. and <br /> through neighborhood streets to get into RV. (not helpful) <br /> 7. Will not"contain" all the vehicles on the property, many will park on nearby neighborhood streets. <br /> 8. Will add traffic to further impede the movement of all types Emergency Vehicles on Queen K. <br /> 9. Has no provision for affordable housing, unless you consider the owner's "sale of his RV housing <br /> credits"to himself for a property he owns 3 miles to the north. (Is that even legal?Who will keep <br />