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June 5, 2000
MEMORANDUM
TO: James Y. Arakaki, hair and ou cil Members
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FROM: J. Curtis Tyler, III
SUBJECT: Attached resolution r ting to a Council initiated Improvement District to
construct a County-standard water distribution system for the Kona
Coastview and Kona Wonderview subdivisions in North Kona
Attached please find a resolution to direct the Manager, Department of Water Supply, to prepare
and submit to the Council an update of a report titled Water System Installation Cost Estimate.for
Improvement District - Kona Coastview and Kona Wonderview Subdivisions (Mav, 1996).
As you know, the private water system serving these subdivisions has been deteriorating steadily
since the Council adopted Resolution 352-96 in September, 1996. At that time, objections
expressed by some residents to the cost of the proposed Improvement District (ID) project
brought the ID process to a halt. Since that time, however, several developments point to the
need and opportunity to vigorously resume efforts to improve the water distribution serving the
owners and residents of these subdivisions.
An emerging community consensus, coupled with the documented opportunity for assistance
from the USDA's Rural Utilities Water and waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program, offers hope
that this long overdue initiative may succeed. Meanwhile, the worsening state of the existing
private system begs for County-initiated improvements.
For the record, I have also submitted a draft of this resolution to Milton Pavao, DWS; Robert
Yanabu, Public Works; and John Clark, chairman of the Water Commission, for their review and
revisions. Mr. Pavao and Mr. Clark are in accord that this project must be undertaken and the
improvement district designation is the best way to proceed.
I welcome your questions and look forward to presenting additional information to the Council
when this measure is introduced in committee. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of
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this resolution. Comm. Noo,
Attachment File No. M.D
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Ref. Date JUN 13
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