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GRAHAM:So maybe it would be good forher to go forward, too and then well do -. ALAMEDA:Okay, okay. All right, very good. Moving forward, would you please state your name and address for the record. WILLE:Yes. Margaret Wille, a resident of Waimea, 63-1316 Lihipali Road, Kamuela. ALAMEDA:All right, you may proceed. WILLE:And Im here to also speak about the mini bypass/connector road which has two legs; and Dr. Bergin was speaking about the Lalamilo leg. I want to first just convey that there are really two questions. The first one is doweneed some kind of connector road to addressthetrafficcrisisinWaimea?AndthatswhyImherelikeplease.Andthesecondis how and exactly where that alignment is is the second question? And I just want to acknowledge all of the input from the Lalamilo farmers, and weve been communicating, just that the community shares the concern to protect that agricultural land. We are a community, were trying to work together on this and not be against each other. I handed out a little pamphlet and I just want to point a couple -. ALAMEDA:Sure. I wonder if our staff could give you a mike. Is there a mike up there? Thank you, Ms. Kawaha. WILLE:Just that I think it might be quicker just to show it on a picture. And let me just say what I handed out is just, first page; but the map that you got last time are those here, showing the plan where this connector road would be located. And then theres a tax map which is showing the Lalamilo section, a portion of which is right here. This is where the Lalamilo connector road would go right now. These are the Lalamilo Farms, this is Parker Ranch land, and this is the Highway. Okay? So, currently, the alignment is and has been since the 1950s going along the edge of the Lalamilo Farmers land. Theres an 80-foot dedicated strip already provided there with a 20-foot easement in addition. Following the farmers presentation to the Safety Committee, and they acknowledged that theres a problem. Were working on, well, is there a way to put what we call an Alignment D perhaps going along on the other side of the ironwoods as I call it, on the Parker Ranch edge of this boundary? So heres the Lalamilo Farm Lands, we want to keep them out of the loop. Back in the 1950s it was, well, well put it along that edge and thats good enough. Well, time went on and now theyve dug up all the stones and rocks. So, in my mind, speaking from the, just trying to voice the public concern, we need this road; lets hammer out that alignment, not wait two years fighting back and forth. And, basically this would cost very little to do on the farm side. But if theres a will, and the Mayor has supported their concerns, okay, its going to cost something, but lets do it along here. The key point is that it connect -- to me what makes it real, its coming down like south of Sandalwood near the transfer station; it will then, heres the Lalamilo Farmlot, heres the Parker Ranch land -- that these connect together, that you have one intersection, then going across here on the Parker Ranch 2020 Subdivision and out by Kamamalu. And here, my understanding from just talking is this would become the main road, 8EXHIBIT C