2025-01-12 Rebecca Melendez TDR Program, Broadband Testimony

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"Fibre overbuilds in the 21st century are becoming a widespread problem,with more fibre cable being laid on streets than can ever be utilised by the residents.Not only does this often cause mayhem on the roads,with closures and roadworks slowing traffic,but Fibre overbuilds can lead to countless negative effects on the environment, and the eventual rise in cost to the consumer and developer." Ws://pulsefibre.co.uk/2023/06/15/when-more-is-less-the-risks-and-downsides-of-overbuild/ The county is not focusing on the island's issues,like the fact we already have serious traffic issues. They want to create more traffic problems by laying down fibre cable that will create a "Broadband/Smart Grid," hence a Smart City, and they are explaining this to us by using minimal wording to confuse and obscure their true intentions. This General Plan NEEDS TO BE OPPOSED because they want full control to be able to tell us how and where to live,in"unites"that are explained from the link I found above explaining the TDR program on page 80 and other pages throughout the GP. They want to create a 5G"Broadband/ Smart Grid" on the Big Island without trying to solve the island's traffic issues but rather spend a lot of time and money creating more traffic by laying out Fibre Cable all over the Big Island to create their Smart City, and they are not even mentioning the health risks or are even trying to acknowledge them. hUs://electronics360.globalsi2ec.com/article/I I 104/the-dangers-that-come-with-a-smart-grid Re: The Dangers That Come with a Smart Grid 41 John Endres 2018-Feb-23 2:31 PM "One very critical danger that comes with a"smart grid"was not mentioned: the adverse health effects from electromagnetic fields. Current estimates of people experiencing adverse health effects from wireless technology hover at around 5%--I am one of them. After the installation of a water utility smart meter at my place of work,I experienced an escalation of symptoms (over time)that started with headaches and ultimately culminated in a seizure(I lost control of my legs). One month prior to the smart meter installation I had a complete annual physical and was given a clean bill of health. I underwent a barrage of medical tests after a week of experiencing health symptoms(thyroid, EEG,MRI, etc.) and everything was normal. I did begin to feel some of the painful head and eye sensations (that I would feel near wireless sources) at the end of the MRI". The county does not acknowledge the health risks associated with their`Broadband/Smart Grid" plan, all the associated issues due to putting the fibre cables underground, or the fact that it will cost billions to create. They worded everything in their General Plan to sound like it would benefit everyone, and it wouldn't! The county NEEDS to answer ALL of my questions in my last email I sent because they are NOT clear in what they are saying they want to do in their 2045 GP, and this plan CAN NOT go any further UNLESS WE ALL FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR PLAN IS! The county NEEDS to TAKE OUT ALL MENTION OF THE TDR Program because it violates our rights to live how and where we want. The county NEEDS TO TAKE OUT ALL MENTION OF "Broadband/Smart Grid" and start solving traffic issues, and other island issues because this will cost billions, and add a lot more problems to the Big Island. Thank you, Rebecca Melendez