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Matthias Kusch & Lisa Hadway 73-4663 Old Government Rd Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 May 20, 2003 Councilman Curtis Tyler III North Kona District Honorable Councilman Tyler: After speaking with several county public works officials and being prompted by the information in the newspaper regarding "roads in limbo" I am asking for your attention in this matter. My wife and I live on a county road "Old Government Rd" which is entirely maintained by myself and one other community resident, Robert Moeller. The road extends off oi~ Kaloko drive, on the south side, approximately 1/10 mile up from Hwy 190. Mr. Moeller installed cement strips (on the road) some 350 feet to his residence. That was nearly 20 years ago, when he and only one other family lived on the road; t:he Ciomes'. Since then the area, like much of Kona, has filled in with nearly all of the lots now carrying at least one home. We live approximately '/a mile down the road (from Kaloko Dr), it's mostly gravel with the exception of the hills that have cement strips. Sounds good so far doesn't it? Well here's the problem. I've put in a lot of money (we own a 2 bedroom one bath home- not exactly Kukio!) into the road, I mow it regularly, I walk it very often to remove bigger rocks, prune trees and bushes quarterly all to access my property. As new homes have been built around us, the traffic on the road has increased substantially, and with the increase has come a suhstantial degradation of the road. There has been no increase in participation or materials to maintain the road from others... Two separate employees of the Public Works department indicated that Old Government Road was an "ideal" candidate for apublic/private cooperative agreement. It was also suggested (and Iwhole-heartedly support) that the county would be able to pave the road 12' wide and help keep the brush back with their flail mower. Please let me know what you think and what else I can do. For cost estimates I would guess that the road would need approximately''/4 mile of paving and minimal grading prior to paving. The road is legally blocked after our lot and does not service any homes beyond our lot (TMK: 7-3-17-24). At the bottom of this letter you will Iind a list of people residing on the Old Gov't Rd. broken into two groups. Those whose sole access is by the Old Gov't Rd and those that use it as a secondary access to their property. Thank you for your time and consideration. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further questions. 325-2471 home and fax, 938-0680 my cell phone.