HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-09-15 Gary Weliver Testimony #4 -Oppose
From:Gary Weliver
To:LPCtestimony
Subject:Oppose Item #4 Planning Director"s Ordinance
Date:Sunday, September 15, 2024 12:15:06 PM
Aloha, I submit my concerns below for your consideration.
I oppose Item #4 Planning Director's Ordinance it is too sympathetic to the
telecommunications industry with not enough protections for our community. It gives almost
total power to Planning and Telecom with no other agencies or experts involved! It rushes the
approval process to only 30 days! It has no provisions to protect us against 5G small cells! It
freely allows towers at schools, playgrounds and day care centers!
Council Member Cindy Evans submitted a different ordinance (Bill 194) put through on
August 20th, that counters it and protects Big Island communities! (See details on pages 5-
19 click here
Please consider Council Member Evans proposed ordinance which has clear, attainable
requirements. It is the perfect balance between the health, safety and welfare of the people and
the needs of the tech industry.
The Backstory
We at Safe Tech Hawaii have been working with Hawaii County Council Member Cindy
Evans for over a year on a telecom ordinance that reins in the rampant deployment
of towers and antennas. CM Evans' ordinance was introduced on August 20 and had been
previously forwarded to the Planning Department. Yet over Labor Day weekend the Planning
Director submitted a new ordinance of his own that is too sympathetic to the Telecom
industry. We support Council Member Cindy Evans ordinance (Bill 194) that was already
introduced on August 20.
Thank You for review to Oppose Item #4 Planning Director's Ordinance.
Gary Weliver
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