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Mess~l~e~ to b~ ~~~c~ ~~o~lo~y ~~r~~r°~l ~I~n M~~~ii~~ <br /> J~!i~~ :~0, from ~~~sy Mo~r~ iao <br /> I have just returned from two weeks on the mainland. When friends ask me what the best part of my trip <br /> was, 1 respond , "No question! Coming home!" I was so happy to return to this beautiful island I live in <br /> where people of many ethnic backgrounds smile at their neighbors and speak in kind and gentle voices. <br /> Contrast this to the rushed and unfriendly people on the mainland. <br /> What I saw almost everywhere I went on the mainland was a mad dash for cash and flash. Almost all <br /> the shopping centers and communities look alike. 'The cost of living in many cities has priced the <br /> average family out of hopes of ever owning a home when starter homes begin at $450,000 as they do in <br /> many parts of California. 6 lanes of traffic at 75 miles an hour rumble constantly through both suburbs <br /> and agricultural valleys day and night with noise, air, and visual pollution. <br /> This could happen here as it has in Oahu, and is starting in parts of Maui, but 1 want something different, <br /> something better. <br /> To do this we need to stop the rampant development of our beautiful and precious coastline for the <br /> wealthy who can afford to pay half a million dollars for a so-called 5 acre "ag" lot. We need to develop <br /> and encourage small businesses and jobs that will pay a decent wage and keep us happy and living at <br /> home here in Hawaii. I fully support the efforts of the Mayor, the County Council and the County <br /> Planning Director in recommending coastal areas for the public and not for the developers. <br /> We have a chance here to do something original and meaningful. Let's make this island different and <br /> better! Let's have more parks, coastline access, and good camping and day facilities for the residents <br /> and public. This is what everybody wants. I and the many people I speak for want to keep Kona <br /> country. Let's work together to make our vision of a good life with peace, quiet, coastal access, and job <br /> opportunities a reality for all of us on our island. Thank you. <br /> Betsy Morrigan <br /> Registered Voter <br /> 87-3187 Honu Moe Road <br /> Captain Cook, HI 96704 <br /> 328-8911 <br /> <br /> gokayak@kona. net <br /> Vim, Nao ~ <br /> ~iJe No. <br /> Rsf. ~`o• ~ <br /> Ref. rate ~ 5 ,~p02 <br /> <br />