2014-07-03 Hearing Transcript - HACA SPP 845

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these volunteers who are trying to work in their community. They, the board members, are now being accused of being obstructive of what the community has asked them to do, which is of course, not the case. The community wanted to do a farmers market, so they went and found out what the process was, and here they are. And they tried to get it done. So, now they’re taking the heat over the County’s failure to move this along in a timely manner. That’s all. Thank you. MIYASATO: Commissioners, any questions? Thank you. Please state your name and residence, and you have three minutes. TITA: Susann Tita, and I live on Road 10. The board is volunteers, but the, there be, calling— the process is what is taking place here, and that I have equal opportunity and rights just like these other folks that want to have the market, and many of these people that want to have the market—and there’s maybe 20 or 30 folks involved—are half of ‘em are not residents or property owners. So, they want to take advantage of our subdivision to have a market or an event that may not be even what the residents and owners of Hawaiian Acres want. There are 4,000 lot owners, lots in there, which means that 4,000 of those people should have been contacted about this market. They were not. A president of a volunteer board that has approximately 200 members in it made a decision on her own to move this forward, when this was not the primary thing that should have been taking place. The primary issue is to see to it that, that building is secured, and that it is legal, which it is not now. And that we have a proper fire department, which we do not now, because they’ve torn out all of the plumbing and the electrics for it. So, the community suffers because 20 or 25 folks, half of ‘em not living in our subdivision, want a farmers market. Secondly, the board is embroiled in litigation with lawsuits right now and that is where the board is having a problem. They have hired two attorneys—two separate issues going on. Has nothing to do with this farmers market. Other issues where they were negligent, and those are being resolved in Circuit Court. This issue here, a farmers market, could put ‘em into another lawsuit which would be a third attorney to represent them in Circuit Court. And, I intend to take it as far as I can because I have a right to due process. They have not stopped their farmers market. They have continued, and the road has continued to be obstructed on different occasions. There is no respect in the community for the, the people that own property in there. It is what—the farmers market people—a handful of 20 want. Even though they don’t own a property in there. And that’s, that is an issue here, and I have a right to due process just like the 20 that want the farmers market do. I’ve been threatened. My property’s been vandalized over it. I’ve been demonized on the Internet. And, it just continues because I have filed an action to put a stop to this. MIYASATO: Thank you. Any questions, Commissioners? Commissioner Henkel. HENKEL: I happen to believe that farmers markets in neighborhoods benefit the community and you mentioned all the litigation going on in Hawaiian Acres. I’m wondering if the people of Hawaiian Acres had a venue where they could gather weekly and discuss issues that possibly some of the litigation wouldn’t be necessary. TITA: I hear what you’re saying, but what’s happened with our community center is a group of about 20-25 folks have taken over the community center, and run it as their own private 4 EXHIBIT F