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pltOuMCEL Comm, Pel March 8, 2017 • COUNTY CLERK COUNTY OF HAWAI°I Time RECEIVED By ay}, 7 WRITTEN TESTIMONY Re BILL 10 Date�i IAR 0 8 7�f _ To County council members. Hawaii County council, FIRST READING on March 8, 3017 (Second reading likely March 22, 2017) By: Elaine Stephanie Salazar 78 E. Kahaopea Street, Hilo, HI 96720 Tel: 808 640-1313 Email: essalazar@gmail.com BILL 10: Amend Ordinance 12-111, which amends ord 99-116, which amended Ord 960159, which amended county code by changing district classification from single family residential 10,000-s.f..(rs-10) to Neighborhood commercial 7,500 s.f. (CN-7.5), Waiakea, South Hilo, Covering TMKS 2-2-044:003, 031, 032, 035 &037 Applicant Rhodes Moore, LLC, formerly Graphic Images Hawaii Inc. Area 322,414 s.f. TESTIMONY: I submit written testimony to express concerns with,this project. The subject of the rezoning (referred to as the "SENIOR PROJECT") is located at the former Hirose Nursery property located on Kalanianaole at Kahaopea (across the Volcano Highway from Baskin- Robins and Puainako Center in Hilo). I am owner of TMK (3) 2-2-044-030, a one acre Land Court parcel, with a20-foot roadway & utilty easement across the subject property, with access to Kahaopea Street at the corner of Kalanianaole. ( Sort of a 'flag lot', though my easement is over this project land). GENERAL REQUEST/STATEMENT: This is a huge commercial project for a residential area that is mostly in flood zone. The area makai is heavy residential: Hawaiian Homes and private homes. I ask that the council keep in mind the safety and well-being of the community:traffic, flooding, landscaping and privacy concerns While Hilo needs senior care and the jobs the project brings, putting a three-story, 100+ unit senior care home in a residential area is not the right choice. I have raised many concerns at previous rezoning applications, including these: Error to include TMK 2-2-004-003 in rezoning amendment application. This is a non-taxed, roadway parcel owned by the MARGARET HIROSE TRUST and should NOT be included in this application. This is a small area next to my property approximately 4,987 s.f., owned by a trust whose named beneficiaries are deceased, including my late mother-in-law, Florence Doi. This issue was raised in prior renewal applications, i.e., the Margaret Hirose Trust has approximately 25 to 30 heirs of beneficiaries of the trust--their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Comm. No. X5 Ref. To: o b- Ref. Dote