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WHEREAS, a great percentage of the County roads inventoried since 2006 as - Roads in Limbo" have not received any maintenance attention due to the already heavy workload of the Department Public Works, which maintains over 900 miles of County roadways; and WHEREAS, although the responsibility for maintaining these roads clearly belongs to the County, the burden and expense of maintaining many of the "Roads in Limbo" has fallen on the shoulders of residents living on properties served by these roadways; and WHEREAS, the major expenditure for road maintenance of these roadways is the delivery and cost of gravel, and equipment needed to spread road materials; and WHEREAS, the County of Hawai`i inventory reflects ownership of the following seven quarries: TMK Description Acres 1 -2 -007: 004 Ke6kea Hmstd Kaimu. Puna 13.2 2 -1 -013: 148 Hilo Landfill Site 40 3 -2 -002: 062 Waikaumalo Gulch, North Hilo 3.42 4 -6 -011: 042 Honokaia, HSmakua 18.044 5 -5 -002: 031 Ka'auhuhu Hmstd.. North Kohala 1.3 5 -5 -002: 032 Ka'auhuhu Hmstd . North Kohala 17.28 8 -2 -009: 007 Kalanakumu- Kahauloaiki, South Kona 1.64 4 -7 -006: 001 Kapulena Quarry, I- 15makua 106 WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County Council sees the benefits of the Department of Public Works forming partnership(s) which would provide and deliver road maintenance material at no cost from our publicly -owned quarries to communities agreeable to spreading the materials on these County roadways: and WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council deems that these partnerships are 111 the best interest of the County as they will save money over the long run. while providing these "Roads in Limbo'' the attention they require to be safe and passable roadways for our community; and WHEREAS, any road maintenance materials provided from our quarries will he strictly utilized for County "Roads in Limbo" and not Ibr private purposes; and WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works would oversee the program and form the partnerships and agreements necessary with communities serviced by these governmental roadways; and WHEREAS, the District Council Member can help provide support to the Department of Public Works by facilitating and organizing meetings with the community; now. therefore.