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FROM HRWRII WILDLIFE FUND PHONE NO. 808 985 7041 Jan. 21 2003 06:56RM P1
January 21, 2003
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To: The Hawaii County Council
RF: Thomas application for rezoning in Volcano Village, Bill 4 (hearing: 1/23 >3)
I own my home in Mauna Loa Estates and I own a vacation rental in Vo cano
Village. Many of my guests at the rental are from ot}rer Hawaii locations that ~ lair
Volcano for one primary reason to escape to a quiet, uncrowded place. This s a
community of residences and some small businesses, including many vacation i come
rentals and bed and breakfast establishments. For many of us residents as well 3s visitors,
Volcano is a quiet community where people come to get away from crowded c ~ cies, noise
and traffic.
The Volcano community will grow for sure. But, what will that growth look like?
Allowing light industry like a lumberyard with its associated heavy truck traf$~, lift
trucks, and noise to begin to develop in the center of Volcano Village simply da yes nor
make good sense. i think granting this zoning varian ~ 4 rnm[w. ~r~; y~~
seater of Volcands current and future visitor art fed businesn~ is :11-conceived and
not good
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,,,munitv,planning at all.
Most of us have seen what poor or no planning can do as communities g •ow. If
Volcano is to begin to need this type of light industry support now or in the futu .re, then
we'll have to accept it but, industrial devela~ent in the confer of the eon~m~fa
nQt acceptable.
Abetter solution is to seek re ning of a parcel of land on Hiabwav u•-~3'
from current residences and visitor oriented businesses. and plate all light iq~tijpgbjgl
development there. something akin to Shipman Business Park outside of A ~ ~jg
p~nosed lumberyard and any other future similar light industrial businesses must be
placed in a well defined area ou~jdt of the village's cnrrent_residential any I small
business area.
S~i~nc/e~re~ly~;b~
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William G. Gilmartin
P.O. Box 540, 11-3888 Sixth St.
Volcano, HI 96785
Comm. No. / 9.5
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