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<br />From:Kim Magoon <br />To:LPCtestimony <br />Subject:OPPOSE ITEM #4 !!! - PLANNING DIRECTOR"S ORDINANCE <br />Date:Sunday, September 15, 2024 3:09:44 PM <br />To: LPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov <br />I oppose Item #4 Planning Director's Ordinance it is too sympathetic to the <br />telecommunications industry with not enough protections for our community. It gives <br />almost total power to Planning and Telecom with no other agencies or experts <br />involved! It rushes the approval process to only 30 days! It has no provisions to <br />protect us against 5G small cells! It freely allows towers at schools, playgrounds and <br />day care centers! This technology is known to be harmful and we as citizens need <br />to have input. We do not want to be railroaded into something because of the <br />financial benefit to the big tech industry, similar to what has happened with big <br />pharma!! <br />It also will lower property values without the owners having a say in the matter. <br /> <br />Council Member Cindy Evans submitted a different ordinance (Bill 194) put through <br />on August 20th, that counters it and protects Big Island communities! We support <br />this bill. She is our elected official- PLEASE respect her bill and do not ignore her <br />work on this. <br />As elected officials, you serve the people, so please consider Council Member Evans <br />proposed ordinance which has clear, attainable requirements. It is the perfect balance <br />between the health, safety and welfare of the people and the needs of the tech <br />industry. <br />Thank you, <br />Kimberley Magoon <br />Waimea, HI <br />Magoon808@gmail.com <br />