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From: svdnev wieckino <br /> To: LPCtestimonv <br /> Subject: S Wiecking Testimony-LPC July 18, 2024 Meeting,Agenda Items#3&#4 <br /> Date: Monday,July 15,2024 12:59:16 PM <br /> Aloha, <br /> As a resident of Waimea, I'm asking the Leeward Planning Commission to NOT approve <br /> Kaupulehu Land LLC's applications for State Land Use Boundary Amendment from <br /> Agricultural to Rural and Change of Zone from an Agricultural-5 acre to Neighborhood <br /> Commercial and Residential Agricultural (Agenda Items#3 &#4, Applicant: Kaupulehu <br /> Land LLC)for the following reasons: <br /> Project is solely for speculation purposes <br /> Thus, is inconsistent with the 2005 General Plan. <br /> A prime example of spot zoning and urban sprawl <br /> The proposed commercial development is excessively huge with a 3-building, 2-story <br /> complex and is NOT compatible with this part of Waimea. The scale and size of this <br /> proposed commercial development is too large, similar to a `strip mall' and NOT compatible <br /> for this area. Likewise, it would degrade prime agricultural land and the "rural, ranching <br /> character"of Waimea. <br /> Would adversely increase traffic congestion near this area <br /> Also, this project would severely impact the traffic and create further congestion in this <br /> particular area on Mamalahoa Highway which is already difficult to navigate as the highway <br /> starts to narrow near here when driving west into Waimea Town. <br /> Would adversely increase property taxes for residents in this area <br /> This proposed residential development which is being built for the high-end market and not <br /> for the affordable range and would only increase the property taxes for residents of the <br /> area. <br /> NOT in compliance with the Hawaii County General Plan (2005) <br /> The proposed project fails to protect significant Agriculture lands by rezoning them and fails <br /> to preserve the rural, ranching character of Waimea as stipulated in the General Plan. <br /> Likewise,this proposed project is NOT consistent with the General Plan goals and policies <br /> that pertain to Agriculture and commercial development. This speculation project has failed <br /> to demonstrate the need for additional retail space in Waimea with many existing vacant <br /> retail properties in Waimea. <br /> NOT consistent with the South Kohala CDP (2008) <br /> This proposed project fails to meet the guidelines and policies set forth for the Waimea <br /> Town as stipulated in the South Kohala CDP. Instead, this project would remove prime <br /> agricultural lands and push unsightly commercial development further east of the Waimea <br /> Town center. <br /> Sydney Wiecking <br />