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for 19 years. Theyve been serving our community, employs 11 people. They have had
<br />permits in the past, theyve operated in different locations. Mr. McCullough lives on this
<br />site, so I think thats important; and so hes very concerned about, obviously, the
<br />appearance and how things are conducted so that it does not have a negative impact on
<br />his quality of life. When the time becomes that there is industrially-zoned land in
<br />Waimea, Mr. McCollough looks forward to being able to relocate his business to that
<br />site. Since the last application, Mr. McCollough has attempted to find some Village
<br />Commercial property in town where the Director has in other situations allowed tow
<br />businesses to occur. Mr. McCollough had a couple of properties in escrow and was
<br />unable to close on any of them. So, I mean, he continues to search for alternatives. So
<br />its not as if in the last two years all he has done is sit and operate and then say, Okay,
<br />now I want to extend the permit. I mean, we have been actively searching for a
<br />resolution of this. And I think, you know, the Commission needs to understand that
<br />Mr. McColloughs long-term goal is not to have this operation continue to be in his
<br />backyardbuttoratherbeinanindustrialarea.
<br />SPRINGER:Thankyou,Mr.Mooers.Commissioners,doyouhaveany
<br />questions or comments for the Applicant or his representative? Commissioner Graham?
<br />GRAHAM:Id just like to point out that we didnt get this material until today.
<br />If I had gotten it, you know, a week ago or something, then I would have sort of tried to
<br />understand, tried to research a little bit on my own, being Im from that area, what the
<br />other available alternatives are, which I feel like, you know, Im sure youre making
<br />efforts to find alternatives. But I dont really have any background at this point from lack
<br />of time of preparation to say whether I feel like there really might also be alternatives.
<br />And I also, of course, feel its a real concern that we have this petition from the Nani
<br />Waimea folks who are living adjacent. I dont have the copy of the rules of the Special
<br />Permit with me at the moment but I do believe one of the rules is that its not going to
<br />substantially, adversely the affect the neighbors. And if they are so representing that, it
<br />becomes a problem for me based on nothing more than that to move forward with this.
<br />MOOERS:Yeah, to be honest, I was very surprised. I didnt see that petition,
<br />I think, until yesterday. Yeah, we do two mailings to the neighbors and did not receive a
<br />call from anyone. And at the last Special Permit, we actually had a petition that was
<br />signed by many of the same people in support of the Special Permit. So, yeah, Im
<br />surprised as well. Obviously, the closest residence to this operation is Mr. McCollough.
<br />The others are over a hundred yards away. I think 300 and some odd feet is indicated in
<br />the application. I think that if youve photographs you can see that the entire site has
<br />been landscaped so that the operation is not visible from adjoining owners.
<br />The concerns raised, and I dont have a copy of the petition with me, but one was the
<br />concern about Ag use being diminished and having an impact on, you know, the future. I
<br />think its important to know, first of all, were talking about 14,000 square feet, so its a
<br />small area. This area was completely disturbed previously by Miranda Trucking where
<br />they had a diesel spill, and that property was covered with gravel, so that there really isnt
<br />Ag potential for this 14,000 square feet. And, I think that, you know, given the short-
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