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Bethea, Skip <br /> From: Mike Katz [makatz@kealaola.com] <br /> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 6:08 AM , ; (J~~; ~ - ~ , <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Subject: Bill 163, Draft 1, General Plan, Let's Get On With It! <br /> r <br /> As a recent legal resident of Kona, who has been coming to the Big Island for about <br /> twenty years, I am alarmed at the lack of planning, and the results on our community. <br /> I still maintain a 2nd residence in the San Francisco area, and must say that the <br /> traffic in Kona is now consistently worse than many parts of the San Francisco area <br /> where many of our tourist guests are trying to escape from. Furthermore, as one <br /> drives around Kona, the natural beauty and special nature of Hawaii is looking more <br /> and more like the clutter and congestion of driving on highway 101 from San Francisco <br /> to San Jose city after city, house after house, development after development, <br /> with only an occasional stretch of the natural beauty (views, etc) that brought <br /> people to California. <br /> To my way of thinking, it is essential that we balance the need to preserve the land, <br /> and develop it, in a responsible and rational matter. This means that we have the <br /> necessary infrastructure to support growth (yes, we do have some catching up to do), <br /> and support those who will maintain the rural and agricultural nature of our island. <br /> I believe that the General Plan before you today makes steps in this direction. <br /> I encourage you to vote in support of this long overdue General Plan. <br /> Mahalo, <br /> <br /> Michael Katr <br /> <br /> 79-973 Kealaola Street <br /> <br /> PO Box 2113 <br /> <br /> Kealakekua HI 96750-2113 <br /> comm. Na x(2.38 <br /> Ref. To: <br /> Rof. Uate <br /> i <br /> <br />