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KUBOTA:That is a concern. But I just wanted to restate the reason why they need to come into Hale -, Nani Kailua is that they don't have a choice at this point. You know, they're prohibited from having an access. THROPP:But I think the approval of this many homes in the neighborhood, they should have a plan, a future plan and a road access before this development is granted. It's a reverse. SPRINGER:Thank you, Mr. Thropp. THROPP:Like I said before, the cart before the horse. I think that's wrong. SPRINGER:Thank you. DARROW:Could I interject? SPRINGER:Jeff. DARROW:I'm sorry, Madam Chair. Just to bring to your attention that this is not what we're looking at. I mean even though this is a proposed subdivision layout, this could completely change at subdivision process. So even though it's represented the way it is, there's a chance that when it goes through subdivision review and comments come back from the different agencies that things have to change here. SPRINGER:Thank you, Jeff. The next testifier please, if you could state your name and your address and speak into the microphone. GIMPEL:Yes. Aloha and good morning, I'm Joel Gimpel. I live at 73-4686 Hina Lani Street, which is not in this neighborhood, but I am Public Affairs Chair for the Kona Traffic Safety Committee. This relatively small project can't be viewed by itself in a vacuum. And although the developer proposes only 43 lots, access to the project, as you've heard, will involve Hienaloli- Kahului Road and Nani Kailua Drive, which is the only access to Highway 19 for the existing Kona Heights and Kailua View Estates Subdivisions. I note also that because the projects have been small in scale, this is the third rezone in the area without a traffic study in less than two years. Nevertheless, there are now 75 homes with more anticipated using Nani Kailua Drive. That road, however, is too steep to be a legal collector road, because the grade may be no more than 10 percent. And the area residents are already trying to deal with traffic, safety, speeding, and noise concerns. Now more cars, school buses, commercial and construction traffic that will be generated by this project will simply mean more problems that should be addressed before development begins, not after. In 18