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side of the island, and there is an opportunity for East Hawai‘i to capture that. So I’ll provide this information for you as well with all those statistics. DELIMA: Okay thank you. Any questions? Thank you very much for coming. TANIGUCHI: I have a question. DELIMA: Oh, Mr. Taniguchi. TANIGUCHI: On your 1,500 unit, East Hawai‘i, does that include all the bed and breakfasts, all these other units, or just hotel rooms? BIRCH: Yes, I have a complete breakdown of the specific units. About 1,100 of the 1,500 units are hotel rooms. The rest are bed and breakfasts, vacation rentals, timeshare; breaks everything down into about eight different categories. TANIGUCHI: Thank you. BIRCH: Thank you. DELIMA: Any further questions? Okay, thank you very much. We now call on Rocklyn Spencer-Dicey. SPENCER-DICEY: I’m speaking as a private citizen and also as a participant in the Special Olympics program. I’d like to just read off of my written testimony. The question number one, what is your connection to the Banyan Drive Redevelopment Area? Regularly use the Naniloa Golf Course. Number two, what types of land use activities would you like to see? My answer is no more development. No redevelopment. No more wasting tax payer dollars for unnecessary projects. Number three, what features of the conceptual land use and master plan maps do you like? Answer, none. Number four, what features of the conceptual land use and master plan maps do you not like? Answer, all. So, number five, what questions or concerns do you have about the conceptual land use and master plan maps? Kay, my answer, Hilo already has many parks that need to be maintained at tax payer expense. Queen Lili‘uokalani isn’t exactly flooded with people. We don’t need any more parks. On the other hand, there is a beautiful golf course, privately owned, that does not put an extra burden on tax payers. This golf course provides an alternative to the crowded municipal golf course. It keeps the area as open space in a tsunami zone. Also, let’s not forget the concern for rising sea levels. We, and the County, would be irresponsible to erect any new buildings in that space. The streets of Hilo are in terrible condition. The curbs in many areas haven’t been painted for visibility in decades. This is especially important in our rainy climate. Puainako and Kīlauea intersection direly needs a paint job on the curb that‒‒of that grassy divider strip. Please, County officials, just concentrate on maintaining what we already have. Your Page 3 of 25 Banyan Drive Hawai‘i Redevelopment Agency October 26, 2016, Minutes