HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0088.075 1998-2000 Thoughts on Increasinp, line Le 500 Feet_ -- 3il -8/99
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Our Our ocean front rc,,.lRe tr, . lan:' • uldr,t want tb'liv -a st es
,:trough from the beach? But, _ , :0 Iue, to the State, One, of the
x: important assets we haw:: is ... . ^r _ • • ytrie, near -water 1and:'. Lc we do
�..v: protect this area, we Y ;.1r . to tourist's."
1 suggest that a 500 foot :: 2st :i.: . __ buffer zone between the high
water line and any new developa.:._ _ . ser' should be established along all
streams that flow into the ocean. "fl i,.. ass zonos should be kept vegetated to help
keep silt from agriculture and de l•:f : <<.. f from nterin ; the ocean. All septic systems
should also be kept out of these a}:ar l sre are, many precedents on the Mainland for
such buffer zones.
I am sure many people woul :! -. -- hrt hotn,l on the rim of the Grand Canyon
•.0 what a great view they would hay. :_: what a disaster that would be for all future
visitors to the Canyon. Our shore, liti .:::,r no less spec".acu's&r. But as we build more and
more structures on our shore banal, appeal b �waii will have.
With this zoning in place d - ' :r:: would be proh ibited from creating new lots
ih these buffer zones. The Stag cc, any lots that already exist in the buffer zones.
The State spends about 60 millions .; :Hi advertising Hawaii to the world_ Some of
that money could be used more efle,_ •.• :coeping our coast open and thus making
Hawaii a more desirable destination : ;sts. There is also another potential source of
funds to acquire some of this land. ;,.xi Clinton has proposed "Better America
Bonds ", which would provide mr,a,_; i among other things, protecting water quality by
acquiring land for buffer strips to rc . anal'. It remains now for Congress to approve
these bonds.
David A. Caccia •
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