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Margaret Wille Attorney at Law 65-1316 Lihipali Road Kamuela, Hawaii 96743 August 22, 2006 To: Chairman Stacy Higa, and Members of the County Council Vg / 6 9 Re: Bill 309 Interim Amendments to the General Plan Suggestion: Amend Transportation Road Map F to include the two sections of the Waimea Mini-bypass as I have drawn on the attached copy of the General Plan Facilities Road Map F, for the following reasons: 1. Inclusion of future roads on the facilities map is important for identification of additional funding sources and for coordination of all interrelated road planning projects (e.g. On May 10, 2006, an engineer for the State Kawaihae Bypass Road project, said this prospective County Road should be on their planning map). 2. the General Plan text includes the mandate for implementation of the two sections of this critically needed in-town mini-bypass (Transportation Course of Action 13.2.5.6.2g): To relieve traffic congestion through Waimea town, implement construction of a) Parker Ranch's connector road from Kamamalu Street to Mamalahoa Highway; and b) the County's extension of this road, between Mamalahoa Highway and Kawaihae Road in the vicinity of the Waimea solid waste transfer station. 3. Director Yuen agreed that omission of this Mini-bypass road was an oversight in the 2005 edition of the General Plan and told the Planning Commission that it should be included on the facilities Map. In response to Commissioner Graham's concern regarding the omission of this road on Map F, Planning Commission, Director Yuen responded: "And, unfortunately, the facilities map that was passed in 2005, although the text mandated this Bypass Road, the facilities map did not include it. And we really should put it on the facilities, in that case we should put in on the facilities map." [Page 17 of the minutes of the May 26, 2006 Planning Commission Meeting) 3. There is no legitimate reason that correction of this inconsistency in the General Plan text and map F should not be corrected at this time. Background Note. At the request of Parker Ranch, Director Yuen initially proposed to delete the above referenced General Plan mandate to implement completion of the Mini- bypass. In the wake of community objection he agreed to withdraw that proposal. See attached letter of Director Yuen dated March 30, 2006. Also attached is a copy of my written testimony to the Planning Commission on this map issue, dated April 21, 2006, and the relevant pages from the Planning Commission minutes from April 21, 2006.