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Murashige, Laura
From: Jan Peterson gan@akamairealty.com]
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:42 AM
To: Holschuh, Fred; Ikeda, Donald; jarakai@co.hawaii.hi.us; Higa, Stacy; Safarik, Gary; Jacobson, Bob;
Isbell, Virginia; Pilago, K. Angel; Hoffmann, Pete -
Subject: Bill 246
Aloha Councilmen and Councilwoman,
Please accept this email as testimony in support of Bill 246, amending the Subdivision Code. The present
process is fair and responsible. The Planning Department has not abused the authority it has assumed.
Requiring the amount of information that is represented by the present letter of the law would not enhance the
decision making ability of the Planning Department or the Council, but will require vast amounts of additional
money spent by Developers upfront before the actual public input is received. This would actually have the
opposite effect the opponents of this measure intend by causing Developers to be more heavily invested, both
economically and emotionally in the plans presented prior to input both from the County agencies and the
public. This new interpretation would also specifically have a negative impact on all but the very largest
developers since the upfront costs could far out way their ability to obtain financing for the 'soft costs' required
under the new interpretation.
I urge the Council to support Bill 246.
Mahalo for your consideration.
Respectfully,
Jan J. Peterson (DB)
Akamai Realty, LLC
808-331-1886 Office
808-331-1887 Fax
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