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agricultural activities.” My third reason is: “There are appropriately zoned areas located a short <br />driving distance where the applicant is able to conduct his business. Counter, once again, to the <br />application filed by the owner’s representative, there are industrial zoned sites in Kawaihae, a short <br />distance from the applicant’s home and current non-permitted business site. Why should this <br />business not have to do the same thing that other businesses have to do, that is conduct business in <br />an area that is properly zoned? If this Commission approves this permit, it could be seen as giving <br />special treatment to one individual. It would also be an unfair business advantage to any competing <br />businesses by lowering the cost of business for this one business.” <br />HOUSEL: Okay, I’m sorry, could you summarize? Your time has expired. <br />WEST: I do have a written, I gave a written -. <br />HOUSEL: Would you like to -. <br />WEST: I’ve thought I might run out of time, too. <br />HOUSEL: Okay, thank you. I have a question for you. Do you live close by? <br />WEST: Excuse me? <br />HOUSEL: Do you live close to this area? <br />WEST: Yeah. <br />HOUSEL: You do. Is it on, is your location – do we have a map, Maija? <br />WEST: I drive by it everyday. <br />HOUSEL: Okay. Is your residence close by? <br />WEST: Yeah. <br />TER MEER: She is about where that letter “A3-a” is, on the extreme left-hand edge. <br />HOUSEL: Okay, you are over, okay, so you are in that area, okay, just curious. So from your <br />perspective, there is a visual problem with having a business there? <br />WEST: I’m sorry, say again? <br />HOUSEL: You say you drive by each day, and you see -. <br />WEST: Oh yeah, it’s -. <br />HOUSEL: Equipment and things like that out there -. <br />WEST: The equipment and stuff is all multiplied and multiplied over the years, and only when the <br />County got a complaint, did they clean up their act and ask for a special use permit. <br />5 <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />