HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0027.016 2000-2002
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TLL letter is Dar tLc County Comeri. the PlamLg Cossaittee, an the
Chaitpessons and members.
RE: Re-soaiag Eea'aa 61Paw on 8hipoaa Lad: "Gateway Coster".
I wish to eacpress my concern regarding the posdbility of thin event
actwslly happedsg. It aS at you Dsliss are ohima-siaAed people who aLo
have care Dar your commtraity and the welfare of the LLads economy;
rhea Law oan yon all clearly vote as this IDogleal plan?
Maybe it each one of you stood on the propwed area at 7:111 A.M. and
4:90 P.1L and wstched the tta~c pattern for abaat I hoar rhos vL~
swohoait~lt would be Wce; tratsc wLe, if this propoad L approved by re-
A ~ acre paseel ~ 18 acres Dar r+etdl spade bsales me because
Eea'au L only 6 minutes from Hilo. Five minutes Lter there L the
Puadsaim Taws Coates. ETA Center, TrLee Eutrb Shopping Center. sad
WaL><ea Center. Maybe 2 miles beyond that we have Silo Shopping
Ceffier, what's left o[ The Eaiico'o 1faY sad d coarse downtown Hilo.
If the purpose of this proposal is on behalf of our Puna community
they why aren't tLose involved looidng at what is the Tana area.
A community center for our isapuna and ><ei'><i's and much needed medical
>Lcdlltis; Jost to name a Dew. The Eea'aa SLspplsg Center needs a '>l~tx-
lift' but that's always been the good plt-stop lbr Paaa dde residents at pan
bans time. >!at b it because o[ tLe aerrbypass to Pahoa that the drort
distant to the Eea'au Bhoppdag Center requires a new shopping center to
ma>oe tLose going to Pahoa snore oone/eaent? So agaL, wLo wlll benedlt
from this re-soning proposal? The promise of jobs is about 7 years? If only
the people who came aP wlth these " eoa10 put thenuelvrs
on our levelp the general pab8c. maybe they could understand why so
messy >Svoa oar oosmadty eitLer w1tL~aw, i~oee or rebel bat never win.
My personal concern L lowing the trust of your community by ma><ing
promises that never Lappm, that this poposd wiU eostinae to bring
more people to this area. adding more tratsc problems, higher cast of
Sviog, snas+e Loves, more sclaols, etc.. awd the ciodag 4[ mart local
businesses. I have yet to see the needs being met on behalf of our
caasa~aoity; it seems to always be Doc everyone but the commadty.
l[aLalo pnmehaaa Dar your time in reading my opinion, my feeHng~nd
my sbuoere oon~oera. • ~
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