HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-08-29 Email Testimony from Joe LaPoint (FERREIRA PL-BOA-2026-000137)_Redacted.pdfFrom: Joe LaPoint
To: Planning Board of Appeals
Subject: Support for Patrick Ferrira's appeal of Planning Director decisiondated December 16, 2024,. PL-PLA-2024-000347,
TMK (3) 2-7-033:019, for cell tower in Papa'ikou.
Oate: Saturday, August 29, 2026 6:52:16 AM
Aloha Chair Lewis and members of the Board of Appeals, and Planning Director Darrow,
I live just up the street from the proposed tower in Papaikou and I support Patrick Ferreira's appeal
of the Verizon telecommunications tower planned on Olson Trust land.
Please order a pause on all preparations and work for the tower.
Please also hold a public meeting to thoroughly review the decision on the tower, and to give the
public a fair chance to have their concerns and questions addressed
The community was kept in the dark and had no chance to weigh in before construction began. The
tower, six stories tall, would be less than 30 feet from the nearest home. Its lights and generator
may impact residents nearby. There is no way to know how safety requirements, environmental and
historic issues, or alternative locations were considered, since no records are readily available to the
public. Property values will be impacted.
We deserve to have a say in our own community's future and health.
Mahalo.
Joe LaPoint