2024-10-04 PL-INT-2024-008914 GP 2045 Draft Comments - M. Melendez

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October 4th, 2024 To General Plan Manager and Staff, Many people were at the meeting in Puna on October 3rd, 2024. We all had many concerns about the general plan and it didn't seem like you took our concerns seriously since you said, "This is the plan that will be going forward." We told you that this general plan looks like other general plans across the nation with words like: clustered housing, buffer zones, stakeholders, reduce vehicle mileage and more. You told us that this plan will not take away our freedoms, which leads me to believe you are not taking our concerns seriously and do not understand the magnitude of this plan. Here are some examples that are throughout this general plan: • Pg. 116 Objective 19 Reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT). This is a violation of the right to travel. Many County "incentives" have increased taxes in order to get the public to comply. That is extortion. Will that be a tactics in your quest to reduce travel? People have the right to travel without the overreach of government. Anything regarding "Reduce travel" should be removed and in its place put, better public transportation like the rail line from Home Depot south that was abandoned. • Page 41 (1.13) Incentivize private land management practices that protect and enhance natural resources and values and, when appropriate, pursue the acquisition of lands for the protection of natural resources. This says you'll increase fines, permits and other regulations that hinder people's right to privacy, property and the right to pursue happiness since you'll be taking people's money! Acquisition of land says that you will be taking people's private property. This again, goes against the Constitution. How can you not see this?! See also page 171, 35.a, & 35.k, page 215, 3. Page 236 8d. You may be thinking I'm looking too much into this. Then, add to those places, "without increased fines, regulation or permits and without taking people's private property without their permission". • Page 33 the diagram reads: "Regulatory Measures": County Code, Administrative Rules, Permits. This shows that this general plan will increase restrictions and fees on farmers and other locals. This is not Pono. The plan should reflect innovation not constraints against the population. It should be changed to "Innovation Practices": Implement new resources, Administration support, Economic Alternatives Remove "permits". Stop trying to permit the population to death! • Page 43. The word "cluster" is very concerning. You have many areas where you'll "encourage" and "incentivize" clustered homes. See: "1.m Review the Code and