02-06-2008, 05:47 PM
In one of my conversations with Councilwoman Naeole, she told me that she thought it was awful that HPP has no schools or shopping. Perhaps some of the Waters of Life folks could discuss their zoning issues with her or her aide, Tiffany Edwards-Hunt. I have found both of them to be very approachable and willing to listen to citizens. The Puna Community Development Plan intial draft addresses this sort of thing, but it will take Council action enact zoning changes once the CDP is approved.
Being a resident of HPP, I support schools in the community and village center development for shopping and service businesses. The concern of Water of Life's neighbors over noise, traffic, or whatever might be able to be dealt with in some constructive way if everyone works together for a compromise. These sorts of compromises would perhaps not be necessary if the County had done the sensible rezoning ten or twenty years ago. As it is now, there are very few places left to put schools or shopping in HPP that would not be next to somebody's home. There are several 20 acre parcels set aside for such purposes, and of course people live next to those, but at least they are big enough to absorb some pretty decent sized facilities. The problem is that, to my knowledge, those parcels are not zoned for their intended use.
One last thought: Don't people in residential neighborhoods all over everywhere live next to schools that are bigger, noisier, and more traffic laden than this one? Other than the zoning thing, what's the bugaboo about this one?
Being a resident of HPP, I support schools in the community and village center development for shopping and service businesses. The concern of Water of Life's neighbors over noise, traffic, or whatever might be able to be dealt with in some constructive way if everyone works together for a compromise. These sorts of compromises would perhaps not be necessary if the County had done the sensible rezoning ten or twenty years ago. As it is now, there are very few places left to put schools or shopping in HPP that would not be next to somebody's home. There are several 20 acre parcels set aside for such purposes, and of course people live next to those, but at least they are big enough to absorb some pretty decent sized facilities. The problem is that, to my knowledge, those parcels are not zoned for their intended use.
One last thought: Don't people in residential neighborhoods all over everywhere live next to schools that are bigger, noisier, and more traffic laden than this one? Other than the zoning thing, what's the bugaboo about this one?