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have a lot here on the Big Island that could be used for, you know, the cattle and things of that
<br />nature. Obviously, it wouldn't work for the pool because it needs to, you know, County water's
<br />the cleanest.
<br />So, definitely measures are in place to mitigate that. I went through it with her and I said, you
<br />know, how, what's your, what's your water usage, and we looked at it. And, even on, you know,
<br />some of the better months I was like you're still exceeding it, we have to do something about
<br />that. That has to change. With those two options, three optionsreduction, additional water
<br />from the Water Department or a catchment tank. That can be accomplished.
<br />CUMMINGS: A few times, my water line broke. The cattle, they step on `em, and they break
<br />`em and I don't know `cause they're way on the other end. But, I find it and I fix it, but one
<br />time, two days was running.
<br />HENKEL: Any other questions? Myles.
<br />MIYASATO: Chair, I have a question. You know, I'm just going to assume that the reason
<br />you're coming in two years prior to the expiration is `cause of your health and your concern and,
<br />you know, instead of waiting for closer to the expiration date. And, for me, you know, I like to
<br />be consistent in what we do. Whether we need to, you know, view every case and identify every
<br />case for its own merit, it does set precedence, and I'm just not comfortable with that word,
<br />"indefinitely," yeah? I can just see every other applicant coming back in and requesting the
<br />same, but, you know, what is reasonable? And, I can see ten years. We granted ten years in the
<br />past. I can see ten years from the effective date of this application.
<br />HENKEL: Any other questions? I have a comment, too. You present a compelling argument,
<br />and I, tooI couldn't see just, you know, I think five years was a compromise, and I could see
<br />another five years on that. Ten years would work for me, too, so thanks, Zendo, and do you have
<br />anything else?
<br />KERN: Yeah, I would like just to add I do realize that, you know, the word "indefinite" could
<br />set a precedence, and we talked about that withI talked about that with the Applicant at the
<br />beginning, and, you know, that would be, that's the ideal. You know, but it, but it makes sense
<br />that, you know, again, we don't want to set a precedence that, you know, it's not comfortable
<br />with. And, I think in that range of, you know, ten years from the date of, if this gets approved, is
<br />reasonable, and we can look at that. They'll still be making, you know efforts to find other
<br />locations, etc. And, then if need be, you know, we come back as Commissioner Clarkson said,
<br />we come back and we, you know, we look at it at that time. And, if possibly, if that would be the
<br />case, it'd probably be a little bit early again to, you know, save the stress of it that, you know,
<br />who knows? You never know what's going to happen, right? I think that would beI think
<br />that's reasonable.
<br />HENKEL: Okay, thank you. Anything, anybody else have a question? Thank you. You may
<br />return to your seats. We don't have anyone signed up to testify, so we could look for a motion to
<br />close public testimony.
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