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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE FEDERAL <br /> FUNDING FOR THE HIGHEST PRIORITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS <br /> IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the statewide unemployment rate for May 2009 was 7.4 percent with <br /> Hawaii County's unemployment the highest at 10.4 percent; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, funding capital improvement projects will help to stimulate the Big Island <br /> economy at a time when it is most needed; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council has created a list of capital improvement <br /> projects throughout the Big Island that are in need of funding; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council feels that the most effective way to gain the <br /> support of Congress is to submit one priority list as a unified Council rather than nine separate <br /> lists from each district; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the capital improvement projects are ranked by priority as follows: <br /> <br /> 1. Laupahoehoe Point Access Road Improvement <br /> 2. Mid-Level Road (Ane Keohokalole Highway) <br /> <br /> 3. `Ainaloa Waterline Installation <br /> 4. La`aloa Street Extension (Kailua-Kona) <br /> 5. South Kona Police Station (Captain Cook) <br /> <br /> 6. Kahuku Park Community/Senior Center and Gym <br /> 7. County-Wide Radio Tower Installation <br /> <br /> 8. Kawailani Street Improvements (`Iwalani St. to Pohakulani St.); and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, this priority list, as shown in detail in "Exhibit A," will be sent to our <br /> Congressional delegation for the 2010 Congressional budget session; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, each Council Member is responsible for providing documentation (e.g., <br /> plans and designs, maps, costs, etc.) of their district project upon request by our Congressional <br /> delegation; now, therefore, <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the <br /> Hawaii County Council respectfully requests that Congress support and provide Federal <br /> funding for the priority projects listed above. <br /> <br /> BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this <br /> resolution to the Honorable Senator Daniel K. Akaka, the Honorable Senator Daniel K. Inouye, <br /> the Honorable Representative Neil Abercrombie, the Honorable Representative Mazie K. <br /> Hirono, and the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi. <br />