HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0927.037 2004-2006
July 19, 2006
The Honorable Stacy Higa, Chair
The Honorable Virginia Isbell, Vice-Chair
Members of the Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street,
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
REF: In consideration of Resolution No. 381-06 (Draft 4)
Relating to Postponing Action on Rezoning Applications
In the Districts of North and South Kona until the
North and South Kona Community Development Plan
Is Adopted by Ordinance, Or Until January 1, 2007, Whichever Shall
Occur First
Honorable Chair Higa, Vice-Chair Isbell and Members of the Hawaii
County Council:
On behalf of the Hawaii Island Economic Development Board and its 115
member organizations, we oppose Resolution No. 381-06 (Draft4).
The needed infrastructure in North and South Kona can be achieved by
working together in public and private partnerships, focusing new
development on the cure to infrastructure issues. By restricting and
placing a moratorium on rezoning applications will further exacerbate
today's problems. There needs to be a concerted effort to act upon the
needed infrastructure. That is/should be a major priority for our
planning department and County Council.
The Kona Community Development plan process will no doubt
demonstrate the needs for improving infrastructure and when finally
approved and it becomes an ordinance will be at least a year to a year
and a half away. In the meantime if this resolution were to pass, we lose
this valuable time to physically work on improving our infrastructure.
The answers lie in future development and working out concurrency
issues.
In addition, seriously addressing public transportation can greatly
improve our quality of life and traffic woes, while the bigger picture is
being solved.
Respectfully submitted
Mark McGuffie 1 (
Executive Director 2.1. 3~
Hawaii Island Economic Development Comm. No. -1
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