Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> FEH-21-01 03:33 PM GERI MORISKY 808 966 7887 P. 01 <br /> James R McEusn <br /> G - , ~ HCR 2 Box 9868 <br /> - - Ksa'eu, Hawau 96749 <br /> 'O1 FC_~ 2 ~ Pfd 3 ~1 ~-7887 <br /> WRITTEN T~TIMONY;FQR COUNTY COUNCIL AAEETINO ON FEB. 2Z, 2t~1 <br /> RE Bi Drotf3 - St•rij5irign eppiication for Zoning Change - Kea'au Gateway Prote~:~ <br /> Dear Chairperson A?ikakr and Council Members <br /> I am a roaldent of Hawa~lan Paradise Park and would like to state my ont~rtion to the <br /> ~~evwv ~f+ooorna Center dro~esi~n_Kea'eu as oroooaed by the W H.. roman. Ltd for <br /> the follownng reasons <br /> t jjra me r tenants for the ~gppna canter--a suowmarkat. hardware {tQrE <br /> and fast food outlet-will merely duolirate bualriesasa already in tag rrearbv Kea,a,., <br /> Cool ,enter. Many Kea'au merchants are already faced with declining revenue: <br /> since the Opening of tl» Kaa'au 8ypasa As ouch, how can there be aurrcient demra <br /> ~o support a duplicate ahopp'irrp canter next door? And aktce the proposed shoppmQ <br /> ±ente• is not part of a comprehenaiw plan to establish a balanced comrrierc~al coal <br /> Kea'au for the lane-term, it will only serve t0 oontpste direCdy with fate Kee'au Shoppin•~ <br /> Center rather than Complement It This could quickly lead to tM demise of existing <br /> Kes'au merchants, with the result Of unsightly, vecaM storefronts and err eyesore <br /> suburban blight <br /> ~ The orooosad IoaUon of the Qatewav 5 ipo Canty will create aarww tratt~4 <br /> conde}~,Qn. dimmrshirig Qte value of tlu Ket'aL Bvness far fll0usanda of dryers m Ipwe~ <br /> Puna. as well sa craatina sianMcan~ delws fgLliQ~ Plrre residents A shopping <br /> rsnie• of this magnitude with the tcaa'au Bypass stoplight as one of the major poirt~ : I <br /> rngroas/egrs>os will crate significant traffic delays far anyone using Mghway m ri;~c <br /> area Adequate access end drwlation roads for commercial developments ere <br /> ~ntpor"ant but not et the expanse of disrupting mapr transportation corridors <br /> The orolwsed shgppjr,~p canter is red Dart of env larger Comm ni a that <br /> thQrQ~iv sddraaaes the aurant andilm,n needs o~,nstdanls Q(sither Kaa au Qwn q~ <br /> the Puna district Aa the faatsat growing dratrid on tM Big laland Puna ra perpen ra~ly <br /> undeserved In rorrris of oOmrrWrcial, kldtretrial and Community services and foul lies <br /> We know that continued rapid growth m Pufta is Irtevltable. given the existing <br /> sutxiivisions already lr place However, without being part of wabls long-range <br /> cr~mm~mily plena end wsions that ors created out of en honest cdlaboration betwetu+ <br /> residents, povsmment end twstnass, devebpments such as this create more problems <br /> they lheY solve A "build it and they will come" approach does not addross tong-term <br /> sohNtona that word for all d ue, let's rxeate the plane first and then build accordingly <br /> ask you t0 pleaso consider the above information and NOT approve this protect urn <br /> tree above issues have been sddrosssd end resolved to the satisfaction of our <br /> rr ~nmunlty Thp itArtre of Kea'su town, the Puree dlstnet and tho whn4 island im <br /> +~portentr <br /> Comm. No. ' <br /> File No. <br /> Ref. To: he~ealy <br /> Ref. Dare <br /> <br />