HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0701.001 1996-1998 S ,Iii 314!98 ~~12:49 PM ~1/1
%anice palms-glennie
p.o. box 4849
kailua-kona, Nawai'i 9645
FAX TO: Hawaii County Council -Planning Committee
~='1'~ ec d7LZi"~ ie~?.Yla/C r. l' _L~92i ~<,Y "~15 X511
Re: Bill 19~ -Planning Director initiated amendment to the Count} of Hat-cai'i General Plan
Tlt~ iit_~tlt~f_l~ing~Cosilit} G~n~al_Pla~i~to maintauZ i~grit) in counS~-
pl~iiig~ .as a "plan, "it's goals should be futuristic, integrated, methodically thought-out,
and hat e the tt ell-being of those tt ho li\ e on the island at it's forefront. Changes w hick
tcould undermine this plan should be put to the most stringent of tests. \\'h}' else hate a
so-called "plan" if it can be changed ttilh-Hill} or ~,cith a fee of S~00?
It seems reasonable that tchen the framers of the County Charter said in ,article 3,
Section 1~-c that "amendments to the general plan may be initiated by the council or the
planning director," that the intent of this tt as to preserve the integrity of the plan and
protect it from near-sighted changes tchich might detract from it's inclusive
implementation.
It does not seem reasonable, on the other hand, to assume that this is in
contradiction to the General plan rules ~+hich allots for public input. One tcould more
likely assume that the intent of such an allots ance t~ as to logicalh pros ide for this input
during the creation of the Plan and during hearings for changes initiated by the Council
and Planning Director. By attempting to align these ttto ideas into one, the General Plan's
insistence upon forethought -it's raison d'etre - tt ould be undermined. \~'ith the proposed
S500 fee, a person or compau~~ can ask to change tt~hat has taken the input of thousands of
citizens and years to conceit e I hopefulh
I hate not read all of the specifics of the proposed bill, but feel that the Planning
Committee, Planning Commission and Count} Council members hat e the duty to protect
the integrity of the General Pl:u1 and the resources and quality of life for Hat-cai'i County
residents called for b}~ the General Plan, Count}~ Charter and State Constitution. The
proposed changes do not seem to do thoe things.
>vIahalo for tour time in this critical matter.
SlllCerelV', lmii ct ~nbnn-yldu~i~
rJ
)
,
I
~
oonn Ya 7~ 0/
r~l® x®. PL
Kef. P~esenfed PG
A ~ ~..r`
ter. t>su_m_~.~