2. Infrastructure Planning.2019 Draft General Plan Public Comments

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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Infrastructure Planning Comment Source Date • MTA sustainability and reliability o Buses need to be on time and predictable o Couldn't use the bus from here to Pahoa--came 35 minutes early o Wasn't able to take taxi service but insurance paid for it now ■In Honolulu they wouldn't Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 ■Implications for employment--why can't tourists be encouraged to use bus system? ■Market mass transit for tourists ■Tourists should be supported with infrastructure that works ■It takes 1.5 hours from country to airport-->need direct route • Railroad Ave used for extension to Keaau ->already being used by Puna,roads not build for that traffic o If it became an extension,it would become a bottleneck Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 o Better to address a third lane • Real estate in Puna didn't include paved surface roads Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 o A fairer way of dealing would be assess%of taxes to pay for it(infrastructure?) Providing youth development and jobs coincide with County wise and state goals.(Reforestation, Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 ag development) Are there benchmarks for renewable energy goals? Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 • Used car disposal site located at dump Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Are we cleaning out refrigerators/cooling units and appliances before trashing/recycling them? Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 Can capture these and recycle them--I think it and EPA requirement • Private/public funding to increase and connect wastewater facilities o County/state/federal and resort/developer funds Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • How do we best protect our"shared"aquafers?It's important! Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Water is life! Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • We should have policies that incentivize using less o Le.,toilets that flush less H2O and require less waste water treatment Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 o Same goes with energy • Our whole planet is island.Need to have efficient use of what we currently enjoy Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Highest hazard is transmission lines running from plant Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Residential bus should have more flexibility re:signage/number ofemployees/parking Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Rubbish.Tree storage.Recycling Center.Wastewater treatment plant Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Make other main roads with greenery Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Water issues and sustainable yield Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Cesspool conversation is a problem and priority Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • And access road into Waikoloa Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Lalamilo water reservation used for rest of Waimea,not for Lalamilo Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 19