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Written Testimony to
Hawaii County Planning Department
Hamakua Community Development Plan Steering Committee
December 16, 2016
Aloha Steering Committee Members of the Hamakua Community Development Plan,
I have met several of you and members of the County's Planning Department over the
years as you met at the North Hawaii Education and Research Center(NHERC)where I
work. Thank you for the years of dedication to the Hamakua Community Development
Plan. I am providing testimony in support of the Hamakua Community Development
Plan and ask you to please vote to approve this very important document. I have been
aware of the CDP since I started working at NHERC in 2009. I know many other
residents who have also been involved and included in this process for just as long.
With any type of plan that attempts to incorporate the views of multiple perspectives and
philosophies,there may be details that not everyone agrees with. I believe you all knew
this walking into the process knowing that there were literally thousands of people in the
region that you were attempting to represent. I also believe that you have listened intently
and had productive conversations about what you all feel is in the best interest of the
future of Hamakua. Having said this, I thank all of you for the years of service that you
have provided to the Hamakua Community Development Plan, the County's Planning
Department, and the people of Hamakua. It is time for the document to move forward. I
ask you to cast your vote of approval knowing that you have done the best you could
provided the information available and within the time period that this plan has extended.
With aloha,
' Janet N. Lind ey
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