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Now the County, I believe, has title to one of those roads but it wonÓt pave it so that it would be an access route for us. ThereÓs another road up the, whatÓs it called, two-mile road? But at any rate, there are other old cane roads that used to carry plenty of traffic for local people that are deteriorating; and eventually the County is going to be asked to pay the millions of dollars that it would take to pave them and provide access to the folks youÓre getting ready to allow to build there. But I donÓt think youÓre asking the developers to help pay the cost for this infrastructure thatÓs going to be required. And IÓm not in favor of development in the first place. But if it happens, they have to pay their share of the infrastructure and they have to make sure itÓs there, and that weÓre not just squeezed more and more and more. The other thing that has occurred to me is weÓre really the tip of the iceberg, the people that are here today. ThereÓs a lot of concern in the community, and we are coming up on an election year. So I donÓt think that the things that have been discussed as things the community might ask for to, as a sort of as reparations for the damage thatÓs getting ready to be done to these existing communities is even remotely really threatening the life, and the history, and the integrity of a whole district of this island. And so above and beyond all the legal questions, you need to consider that. Thank you very much. GALDONES:Thank you, Ms. Rice. Commissioners, any questions of Ms. Rice? Thank you, maÓam. State your name, your residence address, and testimony. LOGSDON:My name is Elizabeth Logsdon and I live in Honomu on Puako Street. Good morning. I would just like to say ditto to everyone that spoke before me. And my concerns about whatÓs going on in our area are, as the man from Hakalau said, real and true access. Until last September, a year ago, I was walking on canes and crutches and thereÓs no way that I could go to Hakalau beach anymore because they have the gate and I couldnÓt walk. Now I can walk and arenÓt I lucky. But what about the senior citizens and all the others? So by real and true access, I mean where people can actually drive to the beach where they used to park before. And my other concern is real and true use of the ag land for actual agricultural purposes, not just big houses. I mean, how lovely it would be to have 20 fabulous house. But once we donÓt have agricultural land we donÓt have places to grow food; and this coast has soil that is deep and wonderful for growing. Obviously, sugar cane has been grown here forever. So thatÓs a very big concern of mine. And the other concern is affordable ag land for real farmers that will actually farm the land and raise families and sell their products. ThereÓs a lot of agricultural development going on with diversified ag and people are coming up with all kinds of marvelous crops that small farmers can grow, although they usually take about 20 people canÓt afford to buy the land to grow the crops, then itÓs silly. I know someone that lives in an agricultural subdivision on Maui. They have a 2-1/2 acre lot in this agricultural subdivision. When they purchased their home in 1989, it was $435,000. 14