2018-01-04 Hearing Transcript - Celestial Sanctum SPP 17-192

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further. He's—that's why I took his attitude as being smug and being callous and not even concerning the community or the neighbors. I will, I want to make note that along with what my son said, Mr. Galdones, the Pas, the Freitas's, they're all adamant about nothing or a commercial development, lodging development, not take place in our subdivision. I spoke to them personally, not through letters, so what Zendo just said, the fourth party to this, the gentleman from California, I believe he lives out on the main highway, but from what I heard Zendo say, he would be in concurrence with the general consensus of our subdivision. And so, all I can say these people I actually spoke toI don't, I don't have, I don't want to belabor it, but I think my son made the points clear, and I do want to thank you for your consideration in preserving our ag zoning and preserving our country style which is what we all moved in there exactly for. Thank you. AWONG (JR.): In the beginning of the meeting when my father and Mr. Freitas were still in the community meeting that we had, the meeting started to get out of hand. My father told Mr. Cabados, well, he asked Mr. Cabados if he would speak for himself because no one wanted Zendo to speak for him. We wanted him to take questions, answer questions, concerns that we had, and he said no. That was where the friction started and that's what ended up blowing up when Mr. and Mrs. Freitas left and then my dad left. CLARKSON: Do we have any questions for the testifiers from the Commissioners? So, you've already indicated just as a clarification that you're somewhat okay at least with what they're doing now. Have you complained or made any complaints to the County about the existing situation? AWONG (JR.): I have not. CLARKSON: Okay. AWONG (SR.): I, like my son, I wasn't really aware of it. That's, you do what you want to do. I didn't know that they were operating until my wife told me. She researched it, saw it on-line, and so did Mrs. Pa, and Mrs. Pa made the statement at the meeting that there's a caveat in their, on their website. It says restaurant coming soon. So, if you're going to target your clientele, restaurant coming soon is telling the world, hey, we're gonna have a restaurant. I don't think it's limited to the, although they say it's going to be limited, I think the inference to everyone is hey there's a restaurant coming up, another restaurant in Volcano. That's how I took it. CLARKSON: Thank you. Any other questions? Thank you. You may be seated. AWONG (SR.): Thank you. AWONG (JR.): Thank you. CLARKSON: Is there—well, let's see if there are any other testimony from the audience? Mr. Kern, would you like to add something? EXHIBIT C 11