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<br /> MAY-16-2001 09:1 AM JOSEPHINE1tKELIIPIO 606326 7996 P. 01 <br /> V ~ 1 <br /> May 1 d, 2001 <br /> REa Gapltt~l imprvvem®nt Pro~®cts Budg®t ~m®ndments/ i <br /> I i•~ ~ <br /> ®®ar County Counci4 Mleml3ers. <br /> I think vv® should h®ld a public he®ring on the roundabout that is costing.~axprs, <br /> $275,000 plus and wcss included as an annendment to the ciP budget without the <br /> public knowing that this would happen. I am upset that our taxpayer mon®y is being <br /> used In a subdivision whose ro®ds do not serve the greater Kona community. <br /> Kailas vew 1;states Is a 15 year old neighborhood with super wide street lams. There <br /> are only 3 other subdivisions that use Nani K~ailvv ®rive to get down the hill to Queen <br /> Kaahumanu lfiovy. AAos# of the traffic and speeding generated in that neighborh©od <br /> com®s from its own residents. This netghbort~ood Is basically closed off to other cut <br /> thrcwgh traffic. Pt does not brave a mauka makaf access from Holualoa that w®uicg <br /> servo the greater Kona community. <br /> I qu®stion what kinds of discussions were made in order to conclud® that a <br /> roundabout was need®d& <br /> questian whether other ®Itemafi'ves were tried firs#8 <br /> This subdivision's association k famous for sending out "stink" letters on barking c9ogs. <br /> ®ici the association send out o "stink" 4etter to the speedster flrst$ IJid the association <br /> send out ®newsletter to ask residents to drive more carefully2 <br /> ®dd the association recommend narrowing the lane widths of their rocsds~ i0 foot wide <br /> lanes f®r your Informotion, is a type of traffic coiming Crs it ge#s the driver to pay more <br /> aPtentlon to the road tend drive slower. <br /> Did anyone do cony research on th® web to find out what kinds of tr®ffic calming <br /> alternatives are out there9839 <br /> You ar® going to find that the ryason this roundabout is costing mor® than a traffic <br /> sight is because the intersection must be level®d so vs to provide the n~ded site <br /> distance for cars that are approach(ng fr®rv~ ail 4 directions. When the road is steep, <br /> then it requires way more leveling work than if the roadway w®re on a fleet surface <br /> already. <br /> e4s a lay person who has spent a lot of time since 1998, teaming about traffic calming <br /> devices, I am apppAed that the council is pu44ing this roundabout item on the budget <br /> without proper public input. <br /> PI 05 taco ider this roundabout and remov® it from your CIP budget, NOW. <br /> n you. , <br /> n o <br /> PO ~o~ <br /> Keaiakekua, iii 96750 <br /> (808) 32b-998 ~ ~ ~ . <br /> No. <br /> File No. ' <br /> i~:ef. To~r~~~~f C ®u~u~c.. <br /> <br />