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DeVera, Ashley <br /> From: alicia palmvalleyfarm.com < <br /> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 9:23 AM <br /> To: Planning General Plan <br /> Subject: Big Island General Plan <br /> Attachments: Big Island General Plan 2045 Testimony .pdf <br /> Importance: High <br /> Aloha Planning Department, <br /> The final draft of the Big Island general plan does not support the future of Big Island, nor does it clearly <br /> define what you want to do. It should be revised or thrown out and redone. <br /> The current general plan seems to further regulate and fine the public, limit travel, cluster people into <br /> dense housing, and more. It has no conclusive plan to help communities prosper. <br /> The main structure of the plan is "Sustainability" when it should be "Innovation." We want to move <br /> toward thriving communities, environmental support, and economic alternatives that support farmers <br /> and homeowners and do not put people in boxes while over-regulating them. <br /> The general plan you have is modeled throughout the United States/Mainland using the exact same <br /> words, such as cluster, stakeholder, buffer zones, change codes, amend, and more! <br /> How could it be created by the Big Island Planning Department when so many other General Plans <br /> around the country have the same language? <br /> Please review the attached PDF and revise the general plan accordingly. <br /> Much Mahalo <br /> Alicia Wills <br /> https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_b34739e4c99c461685de4c0207bf286e.pdf <br /> 1 <br />