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• • 18 November 1993 Petition filed with the Land Use Commission (LUC) Docket No. BR93-699 to amend the Agricultural Land Use District Boundary into the Urban Land Use District Exhibit A December 1993 Keaau -Pahoa Road Traffic Impact Assessment Report is released Exhibit B 1995 Notice of Determination Negative Declaration for the Proposed Keaau - Pahoa Road, Keaau Town Section (Project No. 130B- 01.92) Exhibit C (14 December 1999) Map (electrical plans) provided by DOT Exhibit D (14 December 1999) Map (access permitted plan) provided by DOT Exhibit E 17 December 1999 Planning Commission Meeting (testimony) 7 January 2000 Planning Commission Decision is forwarded to the Council for consideration Keaau has five distinct areas: 1. The old core of town = the village 100+ years old 2. The regional plan = conceptual plan initiated 7 years ago with the "Gateway" concept borne in the beginning of '99 3. The school area = initiated around '93, now built & operating 4. The historical plantation area = pre -WWII, now with mixed uses (residential, school, offices, proposed future church use, agriculture & wholesale /retail) 5. The outlying areas Where will the new core of Keaau be? Where will community gather? What other services will want to be located in Keaau? When & who decided that Keaau would serve as the regional center for Puna? Will the D.O.T. make a presentation to this committee as to their planning decisions impacting County responsibilities? The Puna area would definitely benefit by more development to deliver goods & services. The Planning Committee can take action by: 1. Making a site inspection during peak morning & afternoon hours to observe the safety factors 2. Defer decision- making until the D.O.T. provides an Environmental Assessment or EIS on a redesigned 4 -way intersection to address everyone's safety 3. Condition zoning to include a right -in only at the current point of access with the Volcano highway. Let's remember: Safety First!