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<br />From:Gary Weliver <br />To:LPCtestimony <br />Subject:Oppose Item #4 Planning Director"s Ordinance <br />Date:Sunday, September 15, 2024 12:15:06 PM <br />Aloha, I submit my concerns below for your consideration. <br />I oppose Item #4 Planning Director's Ordinance it is too sympathetic to the <br />telecommunications industry with not enough protections for our community. It gives almost <br />total power to Planning and Telecom with no other agencies or experts involved! It rushes the <br />approval process to only 30 days! It has no provisions to protect us against 5G small cells! It <br />freely allows towers at schools, playgrounds and day care centers! <br /> <br />Council Member Cindy Evans submitted a different ordinance (Bill 194) put through on <br />August 20th, that counters it and protects Big Island communities! (See details on pages 5- <br />19 click here <br />Please consider Council Member Evans proposed ordinance which has clear, attainable <br />requirements. It is the perfect balance between the health, safety and welfare of the people and <br />the needs of the tech industry. <br /> <br />The Backstory <br />We at Safe Tech Hawaii have been working with Hawaii County Council Member Cindy <br />Evans for over a year on a telecom ordinance that reins in the rampant deployment <br />of towers and antennas. CM Evans' ordinance was introduced on August 20 and had been <br />previously forwarded to the Planning Department. Yet over Labor Day weekend the Planning <br />Director submitted a new ordinance of his own that is too sympathetic to the Telecom <br />industry. We support Council Member Cindy Evans ordinance (Bill 194) that was already <br />introduced on August 20. <br />Thank You for review to Oppose Item #4 Planning Director's Ordinance. <br />Gary Weliver <br />Contact Information: <br />please call or text at 765-401-5222 <br />Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer <br />