2025-01-27 Rebecca Melendez Testimony

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From: Rebecca Melendez <bigislandtalk@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2025 2:41 PM To: LPCtestimony; WPCtestimony; cdp@hawaii.gov; Planning General Plan;Villegas, Rebecca; Kimball, Heather; Kagiwada, Jennifer; Onishi, Dennis; Kierkiewicz, Ashley; Kanealii-Kleinfelder, Matt; Galimba, Michelle M.; Inaba, Holeka; Hustace,James Subject: The Big Island General Plan Testimony 100% of the Community has been AGAINST this General Plan at the in person meetings. For one, this plan was NOT written for ordinary citizens to understand. In some of its explanations, it does NOT use the exact title but abbreviations, which it does NOT explain. It does NOT FULLY explain their "Master Plans" or "Impact Ordinances Fees," and it does NOT make many other items clear in this General Plan. This General Plan should be clear, and it's NOT. It feels very SHADY and brings feelings of CORRUPTION, and there are links that show our rights could be taken away if this General Plan is implemented. The 204S General Plan looks to want to do all of this: As you will see below the General Plan talks about "Clustering" us into "PUD" living through their TDR Program that will, "When the Government undertakes compulsory acquisition of individual land parcels for creating infrastructural projects... https://www.hdfc.com/blog//property-and-real- estate/transferable-development-rights-tdr-concept Page 79 9.3 Zoning, subdivision, and other applicable ordinances shall provide for and protect open space areas. What does the county mean by "other applicable ordinances"? Because an Ordinance is "a law °r rule made by a government °r aUthorltY" What rules does the county want to put on ALL of us because they are not explaining this in their GP. The above info was taken from this Site: https:/Ydictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ordina nce