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project. They must have agreed with my concern about the dangerous conditions because the <br />County Traffic Department recently added additional “shark teeth striping” as I show here in this <br />recent photo. <br /> <br />During the contested case hearing, the public was allowed to give testimony at the start of each <br />day. Not once during these opportunities did I hear any public testimony in support or in favor <br />of the application for Special Permit Application No. 12-138. <br /> <br />Any development of this magnitude is inappropriate for the proposed location. You have been <br />given the authority to deny or approve this application for a special use permit. In the interest of <br />the safety and well being of students and the community, it is my hope that such a request is <br />denied. Thank you very much for your time. <br /> <br />GONZALES: Any questions for Dr. Lee Loy? Thank you. Mr. Mochida. <br /> <br />MOCHIDA: Good morning. My name is Ivan Mochida, and I’m building my home on Edita <br />Street near the proposed school. I’m a small contractor and have been involved in building on <br />properties that also require approvals by the Commission and Council. Thus, I’m familiar with <br />the importance of working with the neighboring community. If I had known that the school was <br />going to be built there, I would not build my home. I was hoping to live and retire in a peaceful <br />residential community. With the school, however, all of this would be lost. The noise impact <br />would be great. The traffic impact would be huge. The quality of life that I thought would be <br />gone forever. In turn, this diminished quality would be flat in the reduced value of our <br />properties. It is certainly not fair to ram a land use with such a huge impact into a small <br />residential community. Don’t get me wrong—I’m not against anything happening on the <br />property. I believe that there are many uses that require Planning Commission approvals that I <br />would be supportive of. Some of these uses would include a nursing home, small medical <br />facility, and even a child facility. The impact of those kinds of use would be benign. Like my <br />neighbors, we believe that schools are needed. We just believe that because of its huge impact, <br />the site would be in the wrong location. It would be no different than having a COSTCO or <br />KTA Super Market at this site. Good use, wrong location. Please help us by asking the <br />applicant to find another location and be denying this request. Thank you very much. <br /> <br />GONZALES: Any questions for Mr. Mochida. <br /> <br />ONO: Question. <br /> <br />GONZALES: Yes sir. <br /> <br />ONO: Out of curiosity, do you know the number of vacant lots in that community? <br /> <br />MOCHIDA: I do not know, but on my street, I’m the only vacant lot right now which, my house <br />is being built now. <br /> <br />ONO: Thank you. <br /> <br />8 <br />EXHIBIT F <br /> <br /> <br />