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To: Chairperson Arakaki c~ Council Members of riawaii County Council <br /> From: I-Iawaiian Paradise Park Citizens Planning Council ~ ~ <br /> Date: February 6, 2002 <br /> We respectfully submit further testimony apposing Shipman's proposed Gateway Shopping <br /> Center. The original public hearings presented ample and thoughtful public testimony <br /> AGAINST this plan. i f 1 0 'r i ~ ' ~-t <br /> o„~ r .acv wined local econoznv r <br /> ncerta'n~g,~g~~,gy the original reasons for denying Gateway's approval are even <br /> more crucial: <br /> 1, ~ec~ese of our economic challenges the Council, Planning l'repartsnent ...and AI,L of <br /> us ...are VEI~~'vulnerable to anakiasg poor choices ~`le'Iainland-~ahu style." ' _ <br /> 'v ~ i r ~ n it . t' ~ r voi <br /> f ~ <br /> 2, r w ~ 'all f This type of <br /> unattractive development -m ~ resulting costly infrastructure -are literally FUELING our <br /> County & State's EXPLOSIVE economic/social condition. <br /> 3. 1 ur it - r ~s <br /> tr e li 1 The Gateway design will <br /> detract from the natural beauty ~ function of 1-Iwy.11. <br /> 4. t k is r un cr'n r <br /> t r <br /> look at the lsid.den costs of easements, highway access and construction, traffic congestion <br /> inspect on the I~eaaa€ bypass, and long term costs of coaaastyltaxpayerohligations within <br /> the Gateway proposal, i~ 1 'T <br /> l~ <br /> 5. As citizens, we are rarely included in the plannisag process unless ethical, ltigls <br /> integrity public officials ~ civil servants are doing theia° job. I.levelopers ~ large <br /> corporations employ full bane public relations staffs often hired by tree county <br /> one ~ c to lobby aa1.~4~ 'cci~ls...,~~g,~g, l~a~hes wolf end ~e~erc~us <br /> 66 34 ~ ~ <br /> m~,~,~,1~ 'The payoff: Large personal profits from €ssis-sees of our <br /> <br /> Island's irreplaceable de dwindling resources. @Ve are left with inflationary <br /> <br /> infrastructure, fragnsented communities, bankrupted governffient and lost agricsaltural <br /> <br /> crops ~ lands. No. 7 <br /> i 1 60 <br /> ~°Y,~~ 1~~ztD. <br /> fief. T'~:,,~,~, <br /> ~xf. f~~b~.Q~~~ <br /> <br />