HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0027.063 2000-2002 To: Chairperson Arakaki c~ Council Members of riawaii County Council
From: I-Iawaiian Paradise Park Citizens Planning Council ~ ~
Date: February 6, 2002
We respectfully submit further testimony apposing Shipman's proposed Gateway Shopping
Center. The original public hearings presented ample and thoughtful public testimony
AGAINST this plan. i f 1 0 'r i ~ ' ~-t
o„~ r .acv wined local econoznv r
ncerta'n~g,~g~~,gy the original reasons for denying Gateway's approval are even
more crucial:
1, ~ec~ese of our economic challenges the Council, Planning l'repartsnent ...and AI,L of
us ...are VEI~~'vulnerable to anakiasg poor choices ~`le'Iainland-~ahu style." ' _
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2, r w ~ 'all f This type of
unattractive development -m ~ resulting costly infrastructure -are literally FUELING our
County & State's EXPLOSIVE economic/social condition.
3. 1 ur it - r ~s
tr e li 1 The Gateway design will
detract from the natural beauty ~ function of 1-Iwy.11.
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look at the lsid.den costs of easements, highway access and construction, traffic congestion
inspect on the I~eaaa€ bypass, and long term costs of coaaastyltaxpayerohligations within
the Gateway proposal, i~ 1 'T
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5. As citizens, we are rarely included in the plannisag process unless ethical, ltigls
integrity public officials ~ civil servants are doing theia° job. I.levelopers ~ large
corporations employ full bane public relations staffs often hired by tree county
one ~ c to lobby aa1.~4~ 'cci~ls...,~~g,~g, l~a~hes wolf end ~e~erc~us
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m~,~,~,1~ 'The payoff: Large personal profits from €ssis-sees of our
Island's irreplaceable de dwindling resources. @Ve are left with inflationary
infrastructure, fragnsented communities, bankrupted governffient and lost agricsaltural
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b, In light of 9/11/01, it is extremely unwise to continue approving perYnits for changc in
agricultural aonirag when we face an uncertain local and global access to resources. 25~
~eiles fr®ffi 1blainland resources, we have a critical need for a~I,Ai fresh. affordatsle
atr ealthy food sa~.n~l~. A1~I) 10TEEIl P~'I'Elmi'I' COi7N`TY ~ STATE Fi~L,ICIES
TEAT PR®10~~11~ ~ ~1:t~TEC'T (~1~ PI~ACEA~>l,E AGI2ICIJI,T'IT12AL, LA1~S ~
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8. We propose the creation of an agricultural land trust and/or other devices to preserve
these valuable Shipman agricultural lands: mow can we help Shipman ~a other
landowners meet the rising costs of land ownership without 'resorting" to the old land-
use choices that contribute to sasburban sprawl?
9. We ask the Council for a full econoYnic assessment of Gateway's strip mall-housing sprawl on
increasing inflationary infrastraacture ...A1vD use of fossil fuels in expanded coYnonutes
...including T'rUE & `T®TAL long-term costs.
10. We ask that the Council fully address the social services costs each time we lose the shared
resources of cohesive village-style communities and kid eider friendly mom & pop stores.
1ZEAL communities prevent crime ~i social decay.
11. We ask the County to assess the true cost of sprawl on Hilo 8c Keaau as decaying town
centers, and the viability of revitalizing BOTH existing communities and shopping areas for the
benefit of residents and tourists. We need architectural, landscape & social standards worthy of
community & Island pride.
12,
:,,,fie ~~~ald fully suonnrt ~~~.~s~
vil,~,,,~,~,~e, d~veio~n~ nts in the existing
i~ndaastrial ~arlr and ~:nter. Also, the Aloha iPuna Farmer's lblarket is a thriving
low budget alternative to expensive ~ El~TY shopping centers. This BUY L(3CAI,
market is highly popular with tourists ~ locals, and good egaanpie of grass rooms
@c®n®ffiic3.
`6~ateway" is a symbolic choice for oar Island's social ~ ~scai econoffiy: ~e can plan a
wiser and lower ianpact "Island style" GA'TE'WAY to our future.
respectfully submitted on behalf of )Giawaiian Paradise >Park Citizens Council
Berrie 1Vlikhaeia l~lorislcy, Council I~Ie~nber
~Cr 3 Box 1t~72, I~eaau, ~ X6740