2013-12-05 Windward Transcript - Jordan

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into the area, some of them have, and build their homes there. Like it becomes very difficult when you see all these businesses coming up; and every time I drive down the street to the lower end of this house lots, I know there’s more buildings coming up and not just one story, they are two- story buildings. In fact, the other day I drove by one lot because I was concerned with the homes right next to a building that is now coming up. But that’s another problem. Since Sherry plans to renovate the present residence rather than erect a whole new building as I’ve seen happening in the other part of house lots, she’ll be helping to retain this neighborhood- type of appearance. And the only concern that I have at this point is will this set a precedent if you approve her quest. Will this hasten the increase of businesses in our section of house lots? If you travel through this area frequently you’ll notice that there is a growth of businesses in this area, the lower end of house lots, because of all the variances that have been given in the past. Many of them have not constructed new buildings, they’re just homes that have been renovated, so it doesn’t seem too bad. But it’s changing rapidly. So I’ve lived over here in this area for over 50 years and I’ve seen a lot of changes in house lots, the entire house lots. And I know that change is inevitable. Because of my age I know that I’m not going to be around very much longer. And sometimes the change can be really good for the area, sometimes it’s not. But some of our older generation who have been coming out to some of these hearings have accepted what’s happening and they say, oh, shikataganai, can’t do anything about it anymore. But I hope not that just three of us from our area, because we just live next door to Sherry. And as I said I have no objections, great objections to these changes. So thank you very much for providing me this opportunity so that I can present my case. ISHIBASHI: Thank you so much. Any questions, Commissioners? Okay, thank you. Thank you. Go ahead, John. TURALDE: Yes, excuse me. I was, we got notified, yeah. But when something develop on any street or in a neighborhood, I wouldn’t put like 300 feet where that person going to develop something. Yeah? The 300 feet just came only up to my house, it’s only two houses away from that residence where they going have the realty office. Yeah? I think if they going have people notified what going to happen when they develop on any land, they should let the whole neighborhood or the whole street know, let them know, not 300 feet from there. Because 300 feet that’s only two houses that come up right up to my house. Yeah? If the neighbors three homes down the road could know about what’s happening because we all related, we all live on the same street -- and later on they can find out what’s happening down the road -- they never get notice what happened, and what can develop or what when get developed. Okay, thank you. ISHIBASHI: Thank you. Come up, Mr. Fuke. FUKE: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. ISHIBASHI: You heard some of the concerns so -. 6 EXHIBIT A