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that this subdivision is a legal subdivision, youre dealing with lots that came out of an illegal subdivision. Youre not, I mean, the County laws dont provide for landlocking parcels. If youd like a separate hearing on this matter, Id be happy to pay the $100 and present my case. Thank you. GALDONES:Further questions, comments? Thank you, Ms. Rohr. One last speaker that had signed up, Roy Skogstrom. Mr. Skogstrom, you need to speak into the mike so we can have you recorded. I need for you to raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawaii County Planning Commission? SKOGSTROM:I do. GALDONES:Could you please state your name and your residence address, and then you may begin your testimony. SKOGSTROM:My name is Roy Scopstrom. My residence address is P.O. Box 265 in Pepeekeo.ThereisnostreetaddresswhereIlive,butbasicallyIliverightinthemiddleofthis subdivision. Ill try to be brief. I know that you guys have been here for awhile. I came to testify in support of approving the SMAs as requested by Continental Pacific. Id like to preface that by saying that there have been three houses in the entire area of this subdivision for the 11 years that my wife and I have lived there. Two of them are rentals, we live in the third one, which means that my wife and I are the only long-term residents of this area where the subdivision is going in. Like I say, we live right about in the middle of it. And, so, I think I could safely say that I probably want this subdivision less than anybody else on the island. However, I also realize that I dont control all of the land on the island, much as I would like to, and, so, development is inevitable. And I think the best that we can hope for is that the development is done in an intelligent manner with a lot of community input and the cooperation of the developer. And I believe that thats what has happened in this instance for the last three to four years. First, there was the negotiation of the settlement agreement with the Planning Director and the Department which limited the number of parcels that were put into, probably far less than could have been under existing law; and for that I am very appreciative. Secondly, the Pepeekeo Community Association and the developer have met numerous times to work out shoreline access issues and other issues of importance to the community. I think that the developer has been very cooperative with the community in this regard. And, so, I applaud the developer for that reason, despite the fact that I would rather the development didnt exist. So I think, overall, the process has resulted in a much better outcome for the community than could otherwise have happened, if there was not this cooperation and if the developer just strictly followed the law and the Planning Department allowed them to just strictly do what they conceivably could have done under the law. 25