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June 7, 2005 <br /> tecerve~ <br /> .'hn~ <br /> 12'3~pm By t~a,fkx.. <br /> Ll~f• Junt-gy2nu5 <br /> Stacey Higa County. Council <br /> Hawaii Co. Council -Dist. 4 <br /> 25 Aupuni St. <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Re: Com. 106 - Bills 29, 30, 31, & 32 <br /> Dear Mr. Higa: <br /> We an: writing to advise you of our feelings regarding the proposed development by Suffolk Investment, <br /> LLC/Pua'a Development, LLC, relative to the above referenced bills. <br /> As full-time residents of adjacent Kahakai Estates and employed taxpayers, we are adamantly opposed <br /> to this or any other development being built in or around Kailua-Kona. As you are aware, the lack of <br /> planning and infrastructure in the past has left us with a myriad of problems to deal with regarding traffic <br /> and growth in our community. Additional building will grossly magnify those problems. We have watched <br /> the council meetings regarding this matter and have a firm grasp on what is happening. What escapes us <br /> is how the council could still actually be considering this matter in light of public outcry and opposition. <br /> The proponents involved in this project are offering to: 1) donate five acres of land for an elementary <br /> school, 2) ease traffic congestion by providing "affordable housing in a village concept" in Kona, and 3) <br /> add a mauka/makai connector road through Kahakai Estates to Ali'i Drive. <br /> 1) Land donation will not solve the problem of overcrowded schools as the DOE has stated it has NO <br /> intention or plans for additional classroom space in the foreseeable future. <br /> 2) The traffic congestion will still exist, except that now at least 800 of those vehicles on the road will be <br /> centralized in an already congested area between the Queen K &Kuakini Hwys. at approximately <br /> Nakukui Drive. To place a stoplight on either the Queen K or Kuakini Hwy. would guarantee traffic backup <br /> for miles. <br /> 3) As homeowners in Kahakai Estates, may we remind you that this is a PRIVATE community. <br /> Ownership of the streets and common areas belongs to the residents and we have NO Intention of <br /> standing still for a diversion of traffic through our community to either the proposed Ali <br /> i Bypass <br /> road or AIPi Drive. A mauka/makai connector road through Kahakai Estates is NOT an option. <br /> Why not obtain land that is currently UNDEVELOPED for this purpose? <br /> We beg your attention to this urgent matter and your opposition to Com. 106 -Bills 29, 30, 31, & 32. <br /> PLEASE VOTE NOl <br /> Respectfully, I <br /> <br /> ~,L~.4,uz~ '?J~Ila,~ ~~~r~~~i'~T'~ <br /> Deborah A. Silva Wiliam C. Silva <br /> 75-115 Kamilo Street 75-115 Kamilo Street <br /> Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 , 0~0 <br /> Comm. No. <br /> Ref. To: asfe~ G <br /> Ralf. Date <br /> <br />