2016-01-29 Windward Planning Commission Minutes - Site Visitation (Arrow & Rodrigues)

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There were eleven members of the public signed up to testify, and Chairman Heaukulani confirmed with each of the testifiers that they were not board members of HOVE RMC. 1.Suzanne Mendenhall of Ocean View testified in support of the applications and stated that closing the cinder pits created a personal hardship as she used the cinder to maintain her driveway that gets washed away repeatedly during severe rain and to maintain and landscape her property. 2.Steven Brix of Ocean View testified in support of the applications and would like to see the quarry operations continue. 3.Tito Haggardt of Ocean View testified that egress from the cinder pits was approved by a previous road maintenance board and felt that egress from the cinder pits was not a matter for the board unless there was an issue with public safety. He also expressed that the proposed map did not necessarily represent serious issues of safety adding that there were two accidents where lives were lost as a direct result of cinder mining. 4.Schaunlee Blaine of Ocean View testified in support of the applications and stated that getting cinder anywhere else was cost exorbitant. 5.Scott Winnop of Ocean View testified in support of the applications and stated that when he got cinder elsewhere, the product was terrible and expensive. He felt that the cinder pits were good for the local community. 6.Ralph Roland of Ocean View felt that the community was not being engaged in this process in a meaningful way. He stated that cinder mining was necessary but also expressed his frustration and concern that the “whole story” was not identified. He would also like to see “regulatory consideration” given to truck operators. 7.Bill Shock of Ocean View testified in support of the applications. He stated that the cinder pits were necessary because Ocean View was an agricultural community. 8.Ted Whip of Ocean View testified in support of the applications stating that the community needed soil and water as an agricultural community. 9.Richard Crook of Ocean View testified in support of the applications stating that the cinder pits were necessary for the community. 10. Robert McNut of Ocean View testified in support of the applications stating that the community wanted the cinder pits back. 11.Wayne Greenwood of Ocean View testified in support of the applications and felt the cinder pits were needed in the community. Page 3 of 5 Windward Planning Commission January 29, 2016 Minutes Arrow of Oregon/Hawaiʽi, LLC (Amend SPP 09-076) and David & Laura Rodrigues (SPP 15-178) SITE VISITATION