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an option. . As health care providers we are very concerned about the safety of our residents. Please don't consider opening this substandard road, because by doing this you are sending the message that it is safe which, is in fact, not true Mahalo, Kelly Donovan/Senft M.A. and Dr. Mark T. Senft (808) 938-4162 73-4322 Keo Keo Kona, HI 96740 Gbfaniam1@aol.com This issue was researched extensively by the previous council, and with the traffic committee in Kona. I would suggest the council review these records fGi urthei ir~fOrmativn. I would like to refer also to the article printed in 2004 in the "West Hawaii Today. "The (Hawaii County Council) made promises that the lower streets would be opened first," McClure said. "We need to look at those things before we can take down any barriers on private property." "But that decision may be that we leave the barrier," he said. "We're already looking at those places and all should eventually be opened, but the problem is they are on raw land, and an (environmental assessment) will have to be done if we're going to connect those." Also I would like to remind the council of the quote by Richard H. Schenkel, general manager, in the same West Hawaii Today article when he stated, "the opening of Keokeo - Holu first would create a dangerous situation at the corner of Keokeo and Kaiminani Drive. "Consequently "Keokeo Street intersects Kaiminani Drive at a dip in the road," Schenkel said. "(Former Councilmen Keola Childs, Wayne Easley and Curtis Tyler) concurred that the lack of visibility makes this a hazardous intersection for large volumes of traffic." Schenkel said Kaiminani Drive will become more congested as future developers use the road as access for their piggyback subdivisions. At least two large - scale subdivisions are planned north and south of lower Palisades. "This traffic condition will get worse, and a major accident is waiting to happen by the several future proposed housing developments planning to use Kaiminani Drive as an access and exit road," Schenkel said. I have attached a movie which would allow you to see keo keo to Kaiminani! Mahalo, Kelly Donovan M.A., and Dr. Mark T. Senft I have attached two movies (you need to use Quicklime to open them.. you can download it if your computer doesn't have it online FREE) z