HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0526.029 2010-2012 September 6, 2012
To the Hawaii County Council
RE: Opposition to Bill 168, Mt.View rezone
Aloha Council Members,
When we purchased our home in 1994, St. Theresa's church across the road was
a sleepy country congregation with 2 or 3 services a week. Who at that time had
ever heard of charter schools or predicted their popularity? Now a charter
school is leasing the church property and adding one class a year to it's school
population. While future plans for the church property are not yet finalized, one
thing is certain, traffic impacts to highway 11 have increased dramatically. One
of the entrances to the Na Wai Ola school is directly across from Nichols Road.
Anyone trying to enter or exit Nichols Road or the Mt. View Post Office during
peak hours with school buses and post office traffic knows this area to be
dangerous.As the school and the surrounding area grows in population the
traffic hazards will only be compounded.
And now the council is considering adding a commercial enterprise on a blind
curve in this already traffic congested area. No one can predict how this
business will evolve or what future business will be there with the possibility of
greatly expanded commercial uses allowable in a cv zone. The DOT background
report for this rezoning application reads "We have observed a trend in this
"spot"type of re-zoning and land use changes in various areas in the county, and
eventually the cumulative traffic impacts of the zone changes at build-out phase
will adversely impact our nearby State highway facilities."We've submitted a
petition with 51 signatures of area residents with their addresses who agree with
this conclusion.
When making your decision regarding Bill 168 please consider the long term
impacts and unintended consequences for the Nichols Road neighborhood and
the community at large. This application is NOT a special use permit and your
decision will leave a permanent legacy. Please consider the other
viable options for commercial developement in Mountain View.
Sincerely,
Susan Langer and family
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