PL-CCI-2022-000002 J. PALMA-GLENNIE TESTIMONY 10.18.2022

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LPC 1eM #4 Cowwc;t g3r�i No 194- (9l- Cf, r -,1022- 000002) Araujo, Jaclyn From: Bartlett, Heather Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 2:23 PM To: LPCtestimony Cc: Janice Palma-Glennie; Planning CDP Subject: FW: Leeward planning -- support Bill 194 (PL-CCI-2022-000002) Mahalo, Heather Bartlett From: Janice Glennie <palmtree7@hawaiiantel.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 20221:59 PM To: Planning CDP <cdp@hawaiicounty.gov> Subject: Leeward planning -- support Bill 194 Aloha planning commissioners, I've sent testimony earlier and will say again that I strongly support the intent and content of Bill 194 as a way to insure that developers are who they say they are and do what they promise to do — not just for their bottom line, but for our communities. Rezoning is consistently used as a way to increase property value for speculation purposes, not for the betterment of communities they often promise they'll be helping by their development proposals. Periodic review of proposals are necessary to insure the promised projects are on track as proposed and then permitted by the County, with the County Council having the final say on time extensions if they're actually necessary. If a time extension is, indeed, deemed necessary through rigorous review, it should only be given long before the proposal's time limit for completion has been reached — the amount of time to be not more than 5 years for most projects. I've been involved in land use issues for most of my 40 years living in Hawafi. The news of projects being given extensions for their plans has been a constant. It's long past time to put an end to it except for exceptional purposes. Mahalo to Council member Inaba for tackling this issue which holds our county up from providing necessary, affordable housing that makes sense in the big picture and long run. Sincerely, J., F,O 5—x s49 F at — Xi b7 'd Reed] EM SQY.Y