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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0564.003 1998-2000 DEPARTMENT OF ED~1C~aTION _ KEALAKEHE INTE~2ME~iATE SCHOOL , . , 74-5062 Onipaa StreEt Kaqua-Kona. Hl 96740 FAX COVER SHEET DATE ~ ~ dun e. "zdJO TO _ C~ri-i5 Tu\er Fax No. 3Z~-Sl~g1 Phone No. FROM ~~ci. syr„cmS Fax No. (808) 327-4315 Phone No. (808) 327-431 4 SUBJECT 1~'. ,1l 11~ ~ru~t Z C~unc~ L`.ess~oo\s" We are sending you pages including this cover page. If you have any questions, please call us at 327-4314. Thank you and have a nice d~~, O Comm. No. File No. Ref. To: Ref. Date ~ ~ ~1~ Took "213LVI 3H3x "IT~3II STCf ! ~C' AnR tea 6T ~ oT I21d uo: AT, Ao Queen Lili'uokalani Village Community Association P.O. $ox 4183 Kailas-Kona, HI 96745 June 13, 2000 NIr. Curtis ?yler Council Member-District 8 Hawaii County Council 2S Aupuni St. Hilo, Hawaii 96720 RE; Rill 177 Draft 2, Relating to (fang Cesspools Dear Curtis, I have reviewed Bill 177. Draft 2, sad i still raise the same questions, you may have answered these to fire previous board but 1 need some clarification. Why did this issue surface? We have been left alone all these years with no fee charged, who decided that a fee needed to be charged now? 1 recently authorized Island Utility Services to do an assessment oFour system and propose to us how much it would cost to maintain it. The report hac raised some questions, they stated, "no sign has been found as to the exact location of the Gang Cesspools. Inquiries to various county and state agencies, architects and former construction workers indicate their existence, but their physical location has not been determined", if our homeowners pay the fees will the county be responsible for locating these cesspools if there is a problem? i~o they have records hidden away somewhere showing the locations'1 Ln essence, what do we get for our X15.00 per month? Will the county be accountable for time spent in our subdivision? What services have they provided so far? They state they have ha_ d to deal with sewage spills and other matters in QLV, where did this happen and when? Hogv long did it take to repair this? I received a call from a family on Kauai Fl, the Naone's, they said that they recently cleared their backyard and now two distinct pipes are slicking out of the Bound, like vents from cesspools, very visible from the street 1 aright add, if someone got injwed from this or any cesspool, is the county then liable if they are responsible for the maintenance? We also would like to know about the fees that have not been paid to date, this issue has been in limbo and many people now have large bills that they are unable to pay, will this be zeroed out so that if this ordinance passes we could start fresh? As you can see we have many concerns and questions and I feel very strongly that we need a public hearing in Kona so that otv residents can participate in the process. We feel betrayed by the council (not you Curtis!) that they voted positively in front of us and then went back to Hilo and changed their minds leaving us unable to respond. Flease let me know what is going on- This issue really and truly relates only to our subdivision as iOA~ "83.INI 3H3 ''I ~I STtifi LSti N09 SF3 O~~OT I213 uO~~AT~Au i wd w.iGw taiC:C ?.:'d-n': a1 :^.y SL'h.l+y:c;nnc likF ours ailtj We I;nAW th0y WOII~t ~ built this way again- Please hol~ the neat heating in Koua and let us raise our concerns and yuc5tlval"i d~r:.Ct.r to th~ counc'i!. INe are ?nyious to resolve this Issue and Ret on with the good things we have pli Hord for our community. I look forward to hearipg from you. I've attached a copy of the report from lsland Utility ' ;q•,,,.. ti..-.., ah„„t it please contact Matt 7ewe11. JCrvlcB$ iw yvw pciu'~. , ~ w., y.........,.._ r Sin terely, C Toni Ann Symons President , Queen Lih'uokalani val!age t':ommunity F~ssociaiiun I I I ~o~i~j ~N37.NI 3H3II~tl3}I SiL't LPL' &09 Sea ui,~pT I2I3 un'AT=oo ..vim uu~ vv tv-1V $806 d2A TS`C8 ASJ[FQAlfLtpi ciox g.± t~y~ SIrSER a-r•ee rR817 4GISI"FXi 6pTER " JI~eS 7p X00] I R F'. Ya1 I ~ Y r "::.a ~S ANCi UTI fry ERVIC ~ ~ryC. P.O. Boz 665 • ICaenuola. ~Madraii 8673 P~+owr~ (e09) 885-5732 • Pnz, (8p8) 885-7!!51 ~ i To: Idettl>Qw Jwwll vie till[ ~ Fr_ John Stubbart i Date: 23 May 00 [fie: Queen Lilluolalani Vll Gang Cesspool and Collection System We ltalre not received a nq for a forma! meeting with the Queen ~illuokutani Village Assoeiadon yam, but hive done some investigations that 1 ~ran6sd to pass on b you. i Jew Sagnis, our ICnna Super+~isor, makes the following cnmrrients: i My surveys indir~te that tttsre are 25 e>asting ntanholea in the eolleetion System. Of thew 25 nholes pavers, 3 of them (2 en Klhevwhihi Place. and 1 on IGeuwda Plc )have not been opened due to being stud! shut K wiq rrigtfr! about 2 fours m $tLernpt b open these covers. I>II otMrs have beer+ mapped a dfn~etion of flow noted. Flows are downgrade to various sewer is between rows of houses and out near Patent load. No sign has been as to the el®et forattion of the Gang Cesspools, Inquiries to various county and sbte agencies, arCJlltaCt8 and former mnstiyr~on worlcets irrdi®Ee their esiatence, but !Dare phyaiaal loe~tion hwr not been dstarmir~ed- Silas where they are believed to be have been thoroughly esaminad, put years worth of debris and possible beds fiq apperar to hide their IoFation. I I believe the only posal"bfe ways to deeermina their location is through use of a radio sigrlai Pipe ~lelBCtor or Bne video fanfare and loeaflon debctor. The pipe depth, Bra ntige, puts ute orator devices near the range of UTeir detection limit II use of Heavy equipment for eloealradOn may be nt~ssiry. Once loud. dl?e testa could be wndue6ad b debrTTdne flow sources. This would he provrded at an additional rate allow the Proposed contract A6 a tonLrad prapos~ IUS would provide inspection servlaes once a vreek rt 2 hours per wolf inCJUdirg~ on sib and drive time. This should be suffwierlt >b cronduet adequate inspection. Manhole ~ondltiona and Rows. if presets, woo be nulled en s log sheet Association cost should be based on a fee a d to the Indlvldual ho.neo.rners. The Homeowners Atsacfa~on would need b provide Rl5 witl+ a count. IUS could provide the bNli~lp and Colleebon SerVioe in addition t0 the operations seMOes. I i PosttiY Fax Note 7671 Mee 6 6 Te ~ Msp Aawt CoJDap~ Co. men. k W.r,. ~ 3Z ' tt?a - - - - oeio6ioo IiIE 10:01 [S3iRS '~0 7170J X001 _ toot~j 'H3SNI 3H3uF"Ie3Y~~~~ ;Iti[ LZti Au8 Y~3 Oc~nT I2i3 no-AT:90 OB/00/OO 10:11 .808 329 7528 !fSHFORn&NRr S?ON R'EALnICEAE INTER. [~00. !7a7-zs-strx~ 1T- FRl7r1 ISill'fEOI WRIER SERVICES TO ~ Id?LlE[aER P, ~ 1 1 II i Due tD Utad®gltaCy Of ~dsGng o~r[siructiort drawings and doewnsrfatlon of tft@ sfrbft lyatOfrl, aA above artd f!@rOQd the ope servkws would bed at additional dspe[~e in ac®ordanea vrith lU8 labor rates acrd any esbenaes ina+rred from outsWe aonfradors- Thss may include a bfoclaags t1raR would require s sorviee I[ryce Rotor Reooer to be called in_ 7'hero-bars beef[ iwv such inoiderrces arsr the years arref a budget amount of say ~t,000 to 12,000 srtnuslly could be providod for in the aaeesenrsnt fivs ~ har[dle theso cosec. Ydlage ras[dent Roy~yco a eansirudion woA[er on fire orlginat project, was e~dlert[ely helpful tlolnorrs out belleveo locations d oeaspoola end Clsanotr~ Though no¢e of thsao wefe actually IoA6ed, he sprees with my assaasnuM that the i have been txvered over the last 27+ years and would most 1'kely requite ezoravabort b find, I Joe t3esed on Joe's review, IUS ~ provide the operations, inspecfion, solids rortwval, bafirrg and oo) for t82 connECtions, for tl+e asaodatron wtllsfevra0er ayseern for 00 per nronlh- K the assoeiatiort Is irrlerasted in pursuing this offer, r~ could ~rnvide oonbaets and eupporling task edtibifs for their perusal- Phrase let us krgw of yot~ irMerasts_ Mahalo. IJ i I f I I~ I oar 00/00 T[IE Io:OS [Tx%Rx NO 1170] ~l OOz ~ - - . _ _ _ _ - - -'SECT !'oC 9U8 YF3 TZ~OT IUd UO=AT;Pu 2I3.L.~II 3H3II6'IF 3S 50~~81