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Page 1 of 2 <br /> Murashige, Laura <br /> From: ALICE TINSMAN [jwtandast@verizon.net] <br /> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 4:47 PM <br /> To: county council <br /> Subject: 2006-2007 Proposed Budget <br /> <br /> County Council Members: <br /> I am not able to attend the meeting this evening to discuss <br /> <br /> the 2006-2007 Proposed Budget, but am sending you a couple of comments. <br /> I have been attending the SKTSC meetings in Waimea and I want you to know that I am in favor of the following <br /> projects <br /> <br /> that have been asked to be funded and are in the proposed <br /> budget: (1) Waimea Trails & Greenways (2) West Hawaii <br /> Traffic Calming Improvements (3) Mamalahoa Highway Road <br /> improvements, Kamamalu Street to Mud Lane (4) Saddle Road Safety Improvements (5) Lindsey Road Bridge <br /> Replacement (6) Funding with additional monies the Public <br /> Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Fund. <br /> I would also hope that you will fund a South Kohala Community Planning Group in addition to the ones in Kona <br /> and Puna as the community of Waikoloa are in the initial stages of going through this process and hope to be <br /> <br /> joining the Waimea Planning group which is farther along than us but we want to be involved with our future. <br /> As to the Traffic Calming Improvements, I attended the meeting held by Pete Hoffmann with the Public Works <br /> Director there and hope that this can be used to help us <br /> with our intersection at Waikoloa Road and Paniolo to <br /> help the residents get in and out of the Largest Cul-de-sac, <br /> I think, on the island of Hawaii with greater efficiency and make it safer for island residents. <br /> I did not notice any funds being included to resurface the balance of Waikoloa Road to Queen Kaahumanu <br /> Highway which is becoming full of pot holes with all the large trucks hauling rocks and dirt to the Kohala Resort <br /> regions. Nor, <br /> did I notice any funds to resurface Paniolo as it is deteriorating rapidly with all the increased traffc from the <br /> boom in building and in the future building that will occur. <br /> Bruce McClure, had told us at the SKTSC meeting that <br /> Paniolo and the iintersection of Lua Kula and North of that <br /> intersection would all be resurfaced and restripped for <br /> safety reasons for pedestrians and vehicular traffic but it has not happened and I do not see it in the future Capital <br /> Improvements budget. <br /> My husband and I stopped at the County Council Office in Kona this morning on the way to a Dr's. appt. and were <br /> given a copy of the 2006-2007 Operating Budget Proposal. Mayor Kim's Letter stated through the P & R <br /> Department to allocate $700,000 to West Hawaii Golf. How is this being proposed to be done? I see that you <br /> are planning to transfer approximately $260,000 from the General Fund to support Hilo Municipal Golf Course <br /> beyond their projected revenues. <br /> I thank you for listening to my concerns and would appreciate your response to the items that I have mentioned. <br /> Waikoloa Resident, <br /> :omm. No. <br /> Alice Tinsman Ref. To: Pt . <br /> 68-3720 Ehako St. <br /> Raf. Uate Eit~-~ <br /> 3/23/2006 <br /> <br />