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e 2 ANNUAL PLANNING REPORT Currently, our Planning Committee is looking at creating by Jack Russell Brauher restrictive covenants. Reason being, there's concern regarding issues like overspray of herbicides and pesticides For those of you who are not awaze of the status of affecting water catchments, and residents who prefer not to Hawaiian Acres planning, here's an update: be exposed to such. The way it works is, the State has a plan, the County has Another example: the need to leave greenbelts when a plan, and smaller districts like Puna have little input. The landowners bulldoze. A possibility would be, the landowner County plan is updated every 10 yeazs. 1999 is the next who does bulldoze a complete lot, leave a border of update for the Couny General Plan. In recent past, the vegetation, perhaps 10' on sides or 25' on rear borders. county paid about $180,000 to have a private entity devise a Reason being, privacy. plan for Puna, called the Puna CommuniTy Development Also, protecting lava caves would be a desired restrictive Plan. The P.C.D.P. was not well received by the covenant. These caves are geological and natural treasures communities to be impacted. The County Council did not like deserving respect and protection. it, and shelved it. Upon investigating the Hawaii Statute governing The P.C.D.P. had almost no input from the communities restrictive covenants, H.R.S.-515-6 says the only restrictions involved. A perfect example: a rural town capable of we can not institute aze those that limit the use of property supporting 5,000 people that's planned on the spot where I based on race, sex, color, religion, ancestry, or a physical live. I've been on my land since 1983, having purchased it in handicap. 1979. Point is, I had no clue about it until it was submitted In our plan we need to address which roads, if any, should to the County. No one came to my home, sent me any be paved. Rubbish transfer stations should be considered, as questionnaires, nor did the grapevine give any clue. well as future expansion of community type buildings. These Hawaiian Acres has until 1999 to devise our own plan. At examples are only a few of the issues to consider. that time, we'll submit it, and hope the County Plan is please help by completely filling out and returning the amended by the inclusion of ours. enclosed survey to HACA. TREASURER'S REPORT ROAD COMMITTEE REPORT by Jim Rhodes Aloha to All: We are approaching the end of our 1996 - 1997 We have had good weather since my last report. The previous work done this year has stood up well. fiscal year and the budget looks fairly good. We did, Every day, we have a vast amount of volunteer effort however, go over budget on a couple of the line going into our roads. To pick just three, Bob Kern, items. This was because we up-graded our computer Nannette Savage and John Santangelo have been going and photocopy capabilities, also we had to purchase a great job filling pot holes on 8 Road. More help would a new water pump and pressure tank. These over- be appreciated. runs were not too severe and should not cause any The road mowing has been completed between 5 hardship to HACA. Most of the other budget line Road and I 1 Road back to C Road in Area 1. The next items wall have unspent money at the end of the year, phase will head back toward D Road. which will cover the over-runs. It is my opinion that 8 Road should be budgeted for I have been asked to run for HACA Treasurer '97 and '98 and am looking for solutions for reworking again next yeaz. I strive to judiciously manage the the bad spots on the road pavement. fmancial affairs of HACA, and would appreciate your continued wnfidence. BEFORE YOU BULLDOZE... Are you planning on clearing your land? If so, and Respectfully, ~ if you don't plan on saving the ohia trees or the Dan Woolverton ~ hapu'u (tree ferns), please let someone do it for you! Treasurer, HACA ~ Please contact: Ken Cutting PO Box 574 Kurtistown HI 96760