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Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2023 9:01 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Council Bill 194
-Dear Members of the Hawaii County Council:
My wife and I have lived in North Kona for more than 25 years, and for 10 years before moving to
Hawaii, I spent at least four weeks a year here on vacation. Many changes have occurred during that
time, and not all of them good. For example, we've seen great increases in population and resulting
traffic that our roads can't handle. We were therefor elated when the Council approved Bill 194, which
requires that developers seeking extensions of time to finish approved projects have to seek approval
from the elected members of the County Council rather than the appointed personnel in the Planning
Department, which would better assure that changing conditions in the intervening years are
accounted for. Our elation, however, was short lived when we learned that Mayor Roth had vetoed of
bill.
We therefor strongly urge you to vote to override the Mayor's veto for the reasons best stated in the
excellent opinion written by Dennis Gregory that appeared in the April 13, 2023, issue of West Hawaii
Today.
Aloha and mahalo for your consideration and service,
Joel Gimpel and Jan Rae ;.
75-628 N. Mea Lanakila Pl. �,.
Kailua-Kona, HI. 96740 -=='
808/325-4991taJ
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1 Ref. Date APR 1 9 2021