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`ion of a new sewage pump station just southwest of State Highway 19. They that this area be maintained in an open state to accommodate any such plans. dlitigation Measure: As the area proposed for a future sewage pump station would be maintained as open space in the park and the proposed facility does not physically conflict with the park, the Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation agrees in principal to reserve open space for this future facility if it approved and constructed. Impacts to Traffic and Parking. The Wailuku Drive Closure Alternative would interfere with circulation by rerouting traffic mauka -bound traffic on Wailuku Drive via Waianuenue Avenue to Keawe Street. The low volume of traffic using this route would result in little adverse impact to the system; however, this street functions as part of the only alternate route where streets have sufficient turning radius to allow large trucks to cross the Wailuku River in the event of a closure of the Highway 19 bridge_ A total of 17 parking spaces would be removed and converted to park uses, which 10 percent of the total parking spaces in the area, a loss which has elicited concern by Iocal business groups. Mitigation Measure: It is recommended that resurfacing and facility emplacement on Wailuku Drive should be implemented by P &R in a manner that allows emergency use by large trucks in the event of a closure of the Highway 19 Bridge. It is also recommended that the selection of the Wailuku Drive Closure Alternative be contingent upon relocation of the Hawaii County Office of Housing and Community Development and conversion of the majority of spaces thus vacated to regular public use. Impacts to Public Safety. The Hawaii County Police Department- expressed the need for design measures to increase security of the park to minimize potential for criminal activity. Mitigation Measure: P &R will coordinate with the Hawaii County Police Department regarding the design of the lighting system for the park and will discuss other security - related design measures with the Police Department—_ iv