Central Maui Regional Park

It is very disturbing to see that not only our state and county leadership is willing to sacrifice the well being, the property value (read tax revenue), and clean, wholesome family neighborhood for a sports complex of this magnitude. We bought in this neighborhood specifically for the quiet, low crime, small town atmosphere. With this sports complex we will be driven away from leisurely strolls at night, quiet gatherings with our neighbors, and more as we will be driven inside our home, closing of all our windows and shades, and forced to endure the noise, light pollution, drunken behavior, and increase in crime that this sports complex will bring. Add to that now the increase in electrical usage by having to artificially cooling our home because we have to close up our homes to avoid the noise. Is MECO quietly in the background rooting for this to help bolster their revenue? Makes one really question the driving factors behind this decision. As another poster commented, how is the maintenance to be funded? Consider this, our property values drop, so does your tax revenue... SAY NO TO THE SPORTS COMPLEX.

One must also ask, why would our association allow such a move? This sports complex will drive away homeowners, drive the prices of new homes down in sale value, and create even more traffic, graffitti, and other things that the association will have to pay for in maintenance and repair. Not to mention, if they were sold a bill of goods early on, (read a park) and that plan changed, where are they in protesting this? They ask us to tear down signs informing our neighborhood about the community meeting. My only guess is that thier lack of opposition must be due to some revenue they forsee from the county or an organization associated with this to bolster what they receive now from the residents. (Read KICK-BACKS!)