2025-01-27 Rebecca Melendez Testimony

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Page 142 28.11 The County shall ensure that golf course developments develop and implement grading and site preparation plans to... There are Notification Signs for development Applications all over the island, and the Big Island needs homes for its residents. It does NOT need more resorts and golf course developments because the island is having resource issues with the developments here now, and many more years of already-approved developments have not been completed yet. Why is the General Plan approving more resorts and golf courses when the island's is having a hard time providing resources for all the developments that are here now, and there are years worth of developments that have already been approved. Please read this petition: https:/)Fwww.change.org/p/help-big-island- resou rces-a nd-i nfrastructu re-stay-safe-for-a I I-who-I ive-here- and-visit The West Hawai'i Sanitary Landfill, the only remaining landfill on the Big Island, is forecast to reach capacity within the next 20 to 25 years." https://bigisl and now.com/2023/09/17/big-island-now- poll-no-27-resu Its-more-than-one-solution-needed-to-help- extend-life-of-west-hawaii-landfil "Hawai`i Water Supply Closely Monitored As Severe Drought Continues by Big Island Video Newson Nov 6, 2023 at 3:28 pm STORY SUMMARY HAWAVI COUNTY - Officials say a special focus will be placed on the South Kohala Water System, which is more susceptible to drought conditions." https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/11/06/wa ter-supply-closely-monitored-as-hawai%CA%BBi-under- severe-drought/ HECO issues rolling power outages around Big Island by: Emily Cervantes Posted: Feb 13, 2024 / 05:11 PM HST Updated: Feb 13, 2024 / 09:12 PM HST Hawaiian Electric initiated rolling outages for Big Island after several large generators became unavailable and reduced output Tuesday night." https:/Iwww.khon2.com/local-news/heco-releases- conservation-alert-for-big-island Page 90 13.e Amend Zoning Code to: 14