Salt Lake Lives! Petition to the State Land Use Commission

Salt Lake Lives! Petition to the State Land Use Commission

c. 1972

(1) WE UNDERSIGNED RESIDENTS OF THE SALT LAKE AREA FIRMLY OPPOSE REZONING TO URBAN USE OF ANY PORTION OF SALT LAKE OR ADJACENT LANDS NOW ZONED CONSERVATION. * THE SALT LAKE AREA IS NOW OVERPOPULATED. * WE HAVE NO PARKS. * ROADS AND SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY CONGESTED. * SALT LAKE, A STATE TREASURE AND HAWAIIAN BIRD REFUGE IS THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION. * WE FACE A DETERIORATION IN ENVIRONMENT AND LIVING STANDARDS IN THIS NEW COMMUNITY. (2) IN VIEW OF STATE POLICY TO PROVIDE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, IT IS OUR WISH THAT THE NOV. 16 HEARING ON DEVELOPER CHING'S APPLICATION FOR URBAN ZONING BE HELD IN THE SALT LAKE AREA IN THE EVENING AS A CONVENIENCE TO RESIDENTS. ------ [variant wording] ------ WE UNDERSIGNED RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF HAWAII FIRMLY OPPOSE REZONING TO URBAN USE OF ANY PORTION OF SALT LAKE OR ADJACENT LANDS NOW ZONED CONSERVATION. * THE SALT LAKE AREA IS ALREADY OVERPOPULATED. * ROADS AND SCHOOLS ARE CONGESTED. * THE AREA HAS NO PARKS. * SALT LAKE, A STATE TREASURE AND HAWAIIAN BIRD REFUGE, IS THREATENED WITH DESTRUCTION. * GREEDY DEVELOPERS AND LANDOWNERS HAVE ALREADY PLUNDERED ENOUGH OF HAWAII!

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