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From:. Lillian [Russe11r004@hawaii.n•.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 2:09 PM
To: Hoffmann, Pete; Ford, Brenda; Jacobson, Bob; Higa, Stacy; Yoshimoto, J; Ikeda, Donald; Yagong,
Dominic; Pilago, K. Angel; County Testimony
Subject: Resolution 158-07
Dear County Council:
I would like to strongly urge you to approve this resolution which would limit what the Planning Department can
and cannot do. They have demonstrated and Chris Yuen has even said on occassion.(..the Community meeting
last Tuesday at the Old Airport) that their department only grants permits. It does not look at infrastrudttrre,
sewers, streets, schools, etc. This is much too much of a simplistic view of what their departrrrEnt is alf~bout and
is also a major fundamental flaw in the County Government.
Each agency MUST speak with other agencies about how a development would impact their departm
nts. To do
less has created the following travesties.
1. Ariana development and the rains ruining the coffee farms because the soil is washed away. Poor planning.
2. The culverts going across Kuikakini Highway flooding Kona Sea Villas because the planning department gave
the ok for the development and the Department of Public Works could not mitigate the problem. The la,3ve had to
have their storm drains shoveled out of accumulated silt 2 times in 4 years.
3. The very real probablility that the Sunstone LLC development of 290 Condominiums in a flood plain. }vill not
overflow a 5 foot wide culvert. This is preposterous.
The different Departments MUST work together and take into account how any development will impact other
areas. Giving the County Council the final decision on these large developments will be a step in stopping this
rampant granting of permits without concern to the real concerns that they don't seem to deal with.
Thank you for your consideration.
Lillian Fox
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