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happen to know these kids. I know theyre students of Parker School. I see themat 7:20 in the morning. So- at some point I think when we have a business in a closed neighborhood like this we are encouraging these people to come into the neighborhood no matter what. How they get there is going to be up to their- their discretion. They may go Opelo to Hokuula and they may choose to go all the way around the square, which is where the 2 dangerous 1 lane roads are located and these blind intersections, and where literally between 6:30 and 8:00 Ill watch 20, 30 people walk by. I have here a list with 71 signatures. This was done in response to a perception in that area that the County was getting ready to consider putting a bridge from Church Road to Kapiolani Street, as was proposed in a 1986 plan. Of these 71 signatures it appears that 50- little over 50 do not live on this square of streets. And this was just put out in front of 1 of my neighbors house for peoplewhowalkbytosign. Andso,Ireallywanttoimpressuponthis-thisCommissionthatthesafetyofpedestriansandthe infrastructure issue is not just for those of us who live right here. You know its not a not in my back yard. We have a wonderful park resource and that this- this surrounding streets are really an extension of the park sort of by default. There are no sidewalks. In some places there- there is no safe room for pedestrians to go. A lot of moms with strollers you know- they cant go on the side anyway. People are in the streets here. So when we look at infrastructure I have to ask well- does the County have a mandate to keep all these people safe? Does the County now have a mandate to build the sidewalks to make sure these blind curves are no longer blind curves? And- and it may be that indeed the County is going to have to spend an awful lot of money down the road to make sure this quasi-commercial use or commercial use as it is in the center of a rural neighborhood- that the neighborhood is developed for such commercial traffic. You know, I dont- I dont see how we can have it both ways cause I think someone is going to get killed. GALDONES:Thank you, Ms. Packett. Commissioners, any questions of Ms. Packett? Thank you, you may be excused. Any other testifiers? Seeing none, before I recess this hearing, Mr. Vitousek any closing statement? VITOUSEK:No. Thank you. GALDONES:There being no other testifiers the Chair will declare this hearing on this application for Parker School Board of Directors USE 05-001 be in recess. GRAHAM:Excuse us. GALDONES:Commissioner Graham. GRAHAM:Did we ever deal with suggestion from Commissioner McCall and the Corporation Counsel that we- werent we thinking of making a motion regarding consolidation of the hearing or thats out of the picture at this point? 21