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<br /> Print Page 1 of 2 <br /> Erum: Council "testimony (councillestimony~a>cri.hawaii.hi us) <br /> To: hawaiicountycouncil@yahoo.com <br /> Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:56:01 AM <br /> Subject: H'W: Support of Superstore liar <br /> -----Original Message--- <br /> From: Mary Marvin Porter [mailto:islandeyesvideok~ ya_hoo,com) <br /> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:51 AM <br /> To: comtc+ltestimony(cQco hawai+.hi.us <br /> Subject: Support of Superstore Ban <br /> October 16, <br /> 2007 <br /> Aloha Chairman Hotliuauw and Council Members, <br /> I am in support of the Superstore Ban. We can <br /> not afford and do not have space fa the freeways <br /> needed to get large numbers of cars into superstore <br /> business. <br /> lu Hilo we have Wal-Mart wanting to move from <br /> their 134,000 sq. ft. building to a neighboring lot of <br /> 200,000 sq. ft., from it's 20 acres to 40 acres. Lr <br /> that area we have numerous popular stores and already <br /> the traffic is at maximum that we can comfortably <br /> handle. <br /> In May 19, 2007 Hawaii island lou+7,ai article by <br /> Dave Smith, Wal-mart says "the existing store <br /> would be either leased to another business or torn <br /> down 1'or parking i'or the new store." 1t is <br /> ecologically unreasonable and wasteful to build larger <br /> and larger buildings, and tear down former ones or <br /> leave them sitting empty. We have had in Prince Kul,io <br /> a large space empty ever since Wal-mart came to the <br /> nearby area. <br /> Another important issues is fhat the land that <br /> Hilo Wal-mart is wanting to move to is Hawaiian Home <br /> Lands, and many Hawaiians would like to see this land <br /> used for thee, to live au. Perhaps here for tare <br /> Hawaiians there could be a creative community oriented <br /> development of mixed use and "Village Homes" type <br /> development of gardens Xe playground in the center <br /> area. People living in this area con?d walk to get 32 , f 0s <br /> needed supplies or go to a movie. Cpmm; No. <br /> Ref. 70, t~` <br /> Ref. Date <br /> http:/lus.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/dcllaunch?.rand=6i lupth31khh8 10/17/2007 <br /> <br />