07-04-2008, 04:06 PM
Back to Chris Yuen's amendments:
These are also something everyone needs to take a long hard look at. They include creating a light industrial area in HPP on 33rd Street and Highway 130 and also on Kaloli Drive between 13th and 15th Avenues. They also make an effort to insert the W H Shipman bought and paid for Kea'au Master Plan into the PCDP and specifically labels the Shipman plan as having been developed with "community participation". It carefully avoids saying community input. The language also seems to guarantee Shipman a seat on any steering committee by stating "The master plan should be prepared through an inclusive community based process that involves major stakeholders, including land owners, community representatives, and public agencies" No mention of the average citizen of course. The amendments also call for light industrial areas in specific locations in Pahoa and tries to gut the floating zone concept. The two industrial areas in Pahoa are behind and below the new fire station and behind and above Malama Market. Access road locations are also specified. So much for community input. The bulk of the amendments concern zoning and the establishment of regional town centers. These changes need to be examined very closely.
We all need to express our concerns to Council Woman Naeole about Chris Yeun's amendments as well as her own amendments via email, phone and in person at the Makuu Farmers market tomorrow. My basic message will be to defeat all amendments and pass the PCDP as is as quickly as possible!
Happy 4th of July!
Jeff Delaney
These are also something everyone needs to take a long hard look at. They include creating a light industrial area in HPP on 33rd Street and Highway 130 and also on Kaloli Drive between 13th and 15th Avenues. They also make an effort to insert the W H Shipman bought and paid for Kea'au Master Plan into the PCDP and specifically labels the Shipman plan as having been developed with "community participation". It carefully avoids saying community input. The language also seems to guarantee Shipman a seat on any steering committee by stating "The master plan should be prepared through an inclusive community based process that involves major stakeholders, including land owners, community representatives, and public agencies" No mention of the average citizen of course. The amendments also call for light industrial areas in specific locations in Pahoa and tries to gut the floating zone concept. The two industrial areas in Pahoa are behind and below the new fire station and behind and above Malama Market. Access road locations are also specified. So much for community input. The bulk of the amendments concern zoning and the establishment of regional town centers. These changes need to be examined very closely.
We all need to express our concerns to Council Woman Naeole about Chris Yeun's amendments as well as her own amendments via email, phone and in person at the Makuu Farmers market tomorrow. My basic message will be to defeat all amendments and pass the PCDP as is as quickly as possible!
Happy 4th of July!
Jeff Delaney