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Steering Committee Review of Community Input, September 2016 Review Document 3 of 4 is also being researched through the separate General Plan Comprehensive Update process and is recognized as an island -wide problem affecting many historic towns in the County. This policy addresses wastewater gaps through an infrastructure improvement designation that prioritizes areas in critical need of core services. Creating an infrastructure improvement designation will facilitate prioritization and provide identifiable criteria for municipal capital improvement projects, and facilitate funding/grant opportunities. 14. New County Action Policy: "Develop wastewater systems at a cost-effective scale for small communities. Use infrastructure priority area criteria in prioritizing communities for critical infrastructure improvements." Rationale: This policy addresses the community's need for critical wastewater improvements and directs the County to work with the Department of Health to determine an appropriate and feasible alternative wastewater system for small town applications. This would be advantageous for small towns such as Honomu, which does not have the population base to support the costs of a traditional wastewater treatment plant. 5.8 Improve Environmental Management Facilities 15. New Community Action: "Educate neighborhood watch groups or other community groups about how to actively identify and report littering and illegal dump sites to the Department of Environmental Management. Raise awareness of the issue through the use of outreach and social media tools to report sites and offenders." See more on how to report littering and dumps sites here: http://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/info/illegal-dumping/" Rationale: This action is based on numerous community comments relating to littering and illegal dump sites in the Planning Area. 5.13 Expand Improve Parks & Recreation Facilities 16. New County Action Policy: "Continue to improve parks and recreation outreach efforts for youth and senior programs in rural communities to ensure program and facility information is adequately available, promoted online through accessible websites and through other mediums, and kept up-to- date to facilitate maximum community participation." Rationale: This policy encourages continued outreach improvements in response to community comments that demonstrate a lack of awareness of existing programs, and sometimes a gap in the ability to access information on current programs online or by phone. HAMAKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CDP) I Revision Doc. #3�