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<br />From:Steven Shropshire <br />To:WPCtestimony <br />Subject:Testimony Winward Planning Commision - General Plan <br />Date:Tuesday, October 29, 2024 3:34:45 PM <br />Attachments:pastedGraphic.png <br />pastedGraphic_1.png <br />Download full resolution images <br />Available until Nov 28, 2024 <br />October 28, 2024 <br />Windward Planning Commision <br />101 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Dear Planning Commision Member, <br />Thank you for the opportunity to provide the following comments and concerns regarding the <br />2045 Draft General Plan. <br />I purchased my Papaikou property TMK:(3) -2-7-004:25 in 2001. One of the key factors in my <br />decision to purchase this parcel was the fact that it was designated in the LUPAG as “Low <br />Density Urban” (LDU). <br />The current draft of the 2045 General Plan is proposing to change this designation from LDU <br />to Important Agriculture (IA), which I believe would be a strategic error for the following <br />reasons. <br />This parcel of land has been designated for urban expansion for the past 60 years, due to it’s <br />strategic location and available infrastructure. That was true then, and is even more valid <br />today, and will become critically important in the years ahead given the current struggle to <br />provide workforce housing for Hawaii’s people. <br />Attached are some of the other reasons why the parcel should remain in LDU for your <br />consideration. <br />1. Available infrastructure <br /> <br />