2013-47 AC-PD HVC SPP 1122 Comments-DRAFT

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culmination of the classes in 12 public performances per year. Performing the skill that a student has worked hard to perfect, whether it is sports, a play or a circus performance is an integral part of being motivated and working hard, crucial skills to learn for life. 6. The 12 Dinner theatre fund - raising performance annually that would end by 9:30 p.m. would allow HVC to raise funds to support these activities. The PCDP Action Committee encourage HVC to work with County Planning Department and the neighborhood to mitigate noise and traffic problems, with reference to the impacts HVC events will have on a residential neighborhood. For example, an additional speed bump and more posting of speed limits would help to slow cars. The completion of the sound mitigation for which funds have been allocated, and sound limits, would lessen the - 'isturbance to the neighborhood Enforcement of the required time limitation for the events by an adequate staff will also be important. Considering the longer term, the applicant, the County, and the PCDP Action Committee might address a regional community development scheme. It is unrealistic to assume the area between the lava flows at Kalapana and the crossroad at Kapoho will always remain a sparsely settled, exclusive mosaic of residential properties and agricultural farm lots. The projections for economic growth and demands for infrastructure development indicated for the PCDP for other parts of Puna District must be applied to this area as well. The unusually rich endowment of cultural and natural resources, the stunningly beautiful landscape, the unusually dynamic volcanic and seismic environment, are now under pressure by increasing demands for settlement and development. The communities and the County and State bureaus have an unusual opportunity to collaborate in an educated and planned manner to create an environment where the human imprint on