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COUNTY COUNCIL <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> • <br /> Hawaii County Building <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> PERIOD MUST BE SIMPLIFIED. MANY WILL ALSO CLAIM THAT OTHER <br /> PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL PLAN SHOULD ALSO BE REVISED. WHILE THESE <br /> CLAIMS MAY BE TRUE, THERE ARE FLAWS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GENERAL PLAN <br /> DOCUMENT ITSELF AND NOT THE COUNTY CHARTER. <br /> AS I STATED EARLIER, I BELIEVE THAT SECTION 3-16 OF THE CHARTER <br /> SHOULD NOT UNDERGO ANY FORM OF REVISION. THE CHARTER SIMPLY STATES <br /> THAT THE COUNTY SHALL ADOPT A GENERAL PLAN AND GOES ON TO EXPLAIN IN <br /> DETAIL THE VARIOUS PLANNING ISSUES WHICH THE DOCUMENT SHOULD COVER. <br /> THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE. <br /> THE CHARTER PROVISION RELATING TO THE GENERAL PLAN SHOULD REMAIN <br /> BROAD IN SCOPE. IT SHOULD NOT CONTAIN DETAILED REQUIREMENTS WHICH <br /> MAY NOT BE RELEVANT A FEW YEARS FROM TODAY. DETAILED ISSUES SHOULD <br /> BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED, WHEN NECESSARY, BY ORDINANCE. ORDINANCES ARE <br /> SIMPLE TO AMEND, THE CHARTER IS NOT. AND, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT <br /> ORDINANCES ARE ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL, AFTER TWO HEARINGS, IN <br /> OPEN MEETINGS, THEREBY INSURING PUBLIC INPUT. <br /> AGAIN; I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO <br /> ADDRESS THIS BODY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO COMMEND ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR <br /> WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT COMMISSION. <br /> 722 <br />