Com_.No. 2021-02 Waikoloa Inter_2ndAccRd Ltr to Director

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Mr. Zendo Kern, Director Planning Department May 26, 2021 Page 2 intersection improvements at Waikoloa Road/Paniolo Ave./Pua Melia St. and to establish the location and timing for construction of a second access road. Per our knowledge, Ordinance 20-27 authorized issuance of general bonds in support of projects appropriated in capital budget Ordinance 19-74, which specified project number 2019067 to include $500,000 for the planning and design/survey phases of the project and $4,000,000 for construction. We are unaware of this project's status within the current list of approved CIP items. Furthennore, we respectively request that action on this funding provide community engagement opportunities for Waikoloa Village residents to contribute to the possible design solutions. The South Kohala CDP Action Committee welcomes the opportunity to engage with you on the importance of this project to alleviate traffic congestion in the Waikoloa Village area and to secure the involvement of the community to ensure that all essential elements are considered in defining the safety and traffic flow elements of the roadway solutions. We look forward to working with you on this issue with coordination through Keiko Mercado, Long Range Division Planner. Sincerely, � �,,-- Ruth r. Snith (Ma'y' 7, 2021 13:39 HST) RUTH ANNETTE SMITH, Chair South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee cc: Herbert M. "Tian" Richards 11I, Councilmember, District 9