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Latimer Residence: 73-4329 Ke'o Ke'o street, Kailua-Kona, ~ 9674 <br /> cv r? ~ <br /> - N <br /> LG <br /> March 21, 2004 ~ ~ <br /> F~ <br /> - c~ <br /> Councilman James Arakaki <br /> 25 Aupuna Street <br /> Hilo, Hi 96720 <br /> RE: Opening of Ke'o Ke'o Street Barricade <br /> Dear Councilman Arakaki: <br /> Phis letter is regarding our concern of the prospects of opening the barricade on Ke'o Ke'o Street. <br /> Is it necessary to sacrifice "safety for convenience"? I hope not! The following are a list of safety issues that need <br /> to be addressed: <br /> 1) Visual impairment crossing onto Kaiminani off Ke'o Ke'o from downhill and uphill speeding traffic <br /> is extremely dangerous and will create other Vaffic problems. <br /> 2) From Kaiminani [o Ke'o Ke'o Street the road is narrow which allows one car to pass at a time and only <br /> widens as one goes further north and curves sharply with short distance visibility coming from opposite <br /> direction. <br /> 3) During rain cars have been known to swerve and slide which will be accident prone in that <br /> vicinity. <br /> 4) Holu Street has no shoulder and a drop of approximately 15 fee[ in one area of the south end <br /> approaching Ke'o Ke'o Street. <br /> 5) Also, Holu is very narrow and cannot support 2 vehicles driving in opposite directions. <br /> The whole makeup of the community would change immensely if the barricade is removed. Right now it is a safe <br /> walking path for many people in [he community not only the residents living on Ke'o Ke'o. Also, [he noise level <br /> would be enormous and because the street is not wide enough [o support the proposed traffic it would be difficult for <br /> some of the residents to depart from their driveways. <br /> Our recommendation is to open a street that would be closer [o the Fire Station to provide necessary access during <br /> emergency situations. Also, we support [he Palisades plan of opening HoloHolo first, OneOne and Iliili respectively <br /> as north/south connection roads. <br /> As stated before, safety should be [he main concem, visibility is impaired in certain areas of the street and the street <br /> is no[ designed [o support such traffic. <br /> We request your assistance and support to do all you can to prevent the opening of the barricade on Ke'o Ke'o <br /> Street. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Mark a Cynthia Latimer Q <br /> <br /> Residents ~ `r 'Z , -1 <br /> Comm. No. JI i~~- <br /> Ref. To: ` _L~~ <br /> Ref. Uate <br /> <br />