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Sept 25, 2024 <br /> To the Planning Department: <br /> The final draft of the General Plan is a huge, bloated document full of government speak and <br /> terms that appear to be concocted or copied from General Plans in other states but have no real <br /> meaning. The Planning Dept Staff has spent years developing this document and expects the <br /> general public to be able to decode it, understand it and comment appropriately. We cannot. <br /> Even though there have been public meetings, most of the information is confusing and <br /> overwhelming in its volume. However, I will attempt to relay some comments here even though <br /> there is no way that any one person could adequately read, digest and give appropriate <br /> feedback due to the sheer size of the document. <br /> - What/who are stakeholders who are mentioned throughout the document? <br /> - Why is the word Homeowner not written anywhere in the Plan? <br /> - Take out any references to Social and Cultural Equity. These words and the policies <br /> behind them do not belong in a General Plan. <br /> - Climate change is not an emergency or an existential threat. There have always been <br /> fluctuations in climate since the beginning of time. To use this incorrect theory to craft <br /> policy, set up departments, make regulations and generally scare and confuse the public is <br /> an abuse of power and a complete waste of taxpayer money. <br /> Example: "Increasing equitable resilience to climate hazards will benefit historically marginalized <br /> and those that are vulnerable to climate change impacts." What exactly does this mean? This <br /> sounds ridiculous to me. <br /> And I request that you remove section 3.2 Climate Change Goal, Objectives, Policies and <br /> Action. <br /> The main structure of the plan is "Sustainability" when it should be "Innovation." We should be <br /> promoting thriving, not sustaining. <br /> Even though I took the time to respond to request for testimony of the General Plan I know my <br /> comments will fall on deaf ears. The County is invested in it's new Office of Sustainability, <br /> Climate, Equity and Resilience and has bought the mindset of climate change hook, line and <br /> sinker. Now we must all live with a 20 year plan that is based on erroneous thinking. Most of <br /> what I see in the General Plan will lead to more regulations which is exactly the opposite of what <br /> should be our goal. We need less regulation and a General Plan that is able to be understood <br /> by the public. <br /> Respectfully Submitted, <br /> jail Dillon <br /> Joy Dillon <br /> Hilo Resident <br />