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Visitors shy Kaua`i's parks, taatural areas, and avatars in harfltflony with residents and the <br /> <br /> envirofla~ent, T'he Couaaty is irreplerTSenting a lofl~g-r~r~ge p~r~ rester Pl~~ avhicl$ is regularly <br /> ufpdatcd and sets priorities for park operations and capital ircaprovt:s€ats< lwacla of the a~or <br /> Stagy parks also has up~ttaAdate ester plan, g~rspared cotiabara~on =~itli tlac c~nauxsity. <br /> ~~crcd fundg to ai~~n anal ~~para~l pa$`ks cotes fry 5~~ tax ~{e~€:~~s~ g;~=eli <br /> ~ss~r fees aid'by out-off state visitors: Perks are-safe, sstr~s arc t:lsa~, Paring ~s ~rsle. <br /> iacilitics are available; for loot gathcrirngs and public events. <br /> The County Parks Prograrsa ssepports thriving youth and adult slsorts leagus~ ~s v~elD as <br /> providing a €liverse rasage of recreational and social opportunitit;s far psaple of va€ious ages <br /> and interests. 'The Parks Progrx~ct also recognizes the need to spor'c thtr sty gadus~y and <br /> to balance visitor and conaursity Hestia. tin alliance bet~+een the Ctg~ty Parks Division and <br /> the visitor industry insures that g°k facilities a.~ed by visitors are veil-rnaintain~l, s~.alsrted <br /> by visitor felt revena~es and industry resources. <br /> e updated Ca~anty Pz~ks Plan is ~asgd to priaritize capital i€nproveanents and devc;loprncrat <br /> of caeav Barks and indoor recreation facilities. 'l`he Plan is fflscally-constrained, balking <br /> pro~ectsd c~pitaa expcrzdits d long-terrr# aperatiaag costa. ~:inst €3sc.e°d ~<ail~hie <br /> fflnaaciat resource. `l'ist' Pis Man.'s Prioa~ties are ad~usblcs based. on corTSparisor~ of <br /> conaunity befits asxd consideration of tlfle deagr~ to which costs are offset by user fee <br /> revenues a,~dlor community volurst~r avork. <br /> Toes aid Co~r~~l I~velo~€~ent <br /> T`he County leas coznplstsd mayor actions to revitalize asxd i~'nprove central Luau `e and <br /> I~aua`i's historic small toa~=~:s and conaflxaurdties. t~ctians ifl~clude ~gded ~svsr ~,nd ~=air <br /> facilities, ixecreassd pfl~blic pas°krAg, and pedestrian-friendly improvsrnts to sidsvr:ks and. <br /> streets, ~asrc coordinated ~~itl-~ County zosag, pri*,iat~ l~~nd~xr~~ initial€~~cs, seed <br /> h$ghav <br /> ay ~r#d road devsloprnt through ~llbotivs planniaa nrnoaa Count _agc~ciss, <br /> coraarnunity azsd busiaaess organizations, and the State l~[ighvdays Division. <br /> Under the CBeneral Plan, neav comanercial developflnent has beers focused on meeting <br /> com€rtunity shopping ner=ds lvhile supporting local. small businesses anal older business was. <br /> ~Vis stxatsgic decisions about high~ray developnsesnt and nevi coznrs€ercial zoning, the <br /> Coa~nty has avoided strip dsvelopn~nt and urban spraavl. <br /> l~hllc lr <br /> acillt~~ end Sec <br /> Sgslld ~~is~sts~, =The County of l~ua`i leads the slats in having the loavest per capita rats of <br /> $vasts g~ra€ion and the higherst rats of reuse and recycling. `T" County andlor privets <br /> companies provide reliable collection service and environrsasntally-sound disposal, v~itla the <br /> cost beirsg paid by scice ~sssrs. ~y setting fat; and t_ax rates in pportion to the a€nount of <br /> vvasts collectt;d arsd di~sposcd, the County assures t~uity in service; payments and provides an <br /> incentive for rsducirsg ~vastc generation. <br /> Dl~ce l~.aua`i strsazrss teen freely in their natural courses, carrying nutrients and dxainizag <br /> ins~vater to the ocean. Tea. c€}astal areas, avetlands and vegstatetl strum ba€aks tgltcr rurfloff <br /> bef<:a it reaches coral etc. Tea a cases, old agricultasl ditt=:hss rsscrvoi:~ .are <br /> maintained as part of the existing drainage3flood prevention. system. Cosrcial .and <br /> resfldstatsal dsvelopgnsnts have savales and shallodv basflns to det~sn storxnavatsrs, iaa ordear to <br /> vas ~o~ lCaaaa~i . 2-~ 3 <br /> <br />