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October 1, 1997 pots- n Council
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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS:
CONCERNS REGARDING BILL 129 AMENDING SOUTH KONA ZONE MAP COVERED BY
TMK; 8-1-9-18,19,21 AND PORTIONS OF 20, 22,23 AND 24.
About July 20, 1997: Mr. Norris visited my home and discussed the subdivision covered by
your Bill 129. He stated that he had no plans for further development makai after the present
subdivision is approved. He also stated that if the road needed any repairs he would make
them while he was putting the road into the lower lots.
August 7, 1997: I testified before the County Planning Commission that I had concerns about
the private road that now serves 5 homes and will serve 11 homes if your Bill 129 is approved.
Safety, especially the safety of children and increased traffic were my main concerns.
September 3, 1997: I met with Mr. Norrie and he assured me that he had no plans for the
further development after the present subdivision was approved. In addition he stated that he
would provide any necessary signage along the private road to assure the safety of those
along the road.
September 5, 1997: I sent a letter to Mr. Norrie stating that I understood that Mr. Norrie would
give control of the access rights to the 11 lot owners of the existing lots and the newly created
lots. I thanked him for his offer to repair the edges of the road and brought to his attention that
he had promised to resurface the road.
On the same day Mr. Norrie sent a letter to the 4 existing lot owners in Ka'awaloa Orchards
subdivision and stated in that letter that he "will not use the road as a basis for any further
rezonings makai." and "My view is that it would be counterproductive to put a finish coat of #1
asphalt on top."
September 19, 1997: I sent a letter to Mr. Norrie asking specifically if the new and existing lot
owners had the right to assign use of the road. 1 also notified him that the upper lot owners
agreed that a resurfacing of #3 asphalt is necessary for the road. We had found by talking to
several paving companies that a #3 layer of asphalt could be laid over a #3 layer and I had
previously told Mr. Norrie of our findings. The #3 asphalt is desirable because it has a lot of
traction and the road is steep.
September 25, 1997: Having received no answer to my letter to Mr. Norrie, I called Sally Rice,
an officer of Seamount Enterprises. She had not seen the letter and if I would send her a copy
of the letter, she would try to get Mr. Norrie to respond to it.
September 26, 1997: Mr. Norrie called me and upon direct questioning said that there are 8
parcels makai of the present requested subdivision that he has already given the right to use
the road.
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September 29, 1997: I went to the County Planning office to check on the history of the
request of the new subdivision and found a letter dated May 29, 1997 from Sandra Schutte,
who was acting as an Attorney for Mr. Norrie at that time. The letter was addressed to the
Planning Director and it stated that "The roadway would end in a cul-de-sac, in lieu of a stub-
out at the property line, so that no future roadway will connect to this private road." Another
letter of the same date from Sandra Schutte to Mr. Galen Kuba, Department of Public Works
stated that "The roadway is also proposed to end in a cul-de-sac, in lieu of a stub-out, since
there will not be any future roadway to connect to this private road." also, in the same letter,
Sandra Shutte stated "You (Mr. Kuba) indicated that you would not have any problem with the
proposed roadway improvements as long as the roadway continued to be maintained in private
ownership and there was some assurance that this type of roadway would not support
additional lots in the future."
Today I stand against approval of Bill 129 for the following reasons:
Increased safety measures on the private road have been promised to the existing lot owners,
but have not been made a condition of County Council approval.
The private road is showing extreme wear and tear and its repair to County standards has not
been made a condition of County Council approval.
Mr. Norrie has stated that he has given the right to use the private road to 8 lots not addressed
in any subdivision application. I saw a map yesterday that shows 9 parcels rather than the 8
Mr. Norrie told me about. This is a potential of 18 additional families using a roadway that will
be already carrying traffic from farm equipment, contractors and 11 other families. Use of the
road only by the existing 4 lot owners and 7 new lots under Bill 129 should be a condition of
County Council approval.
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Lawrence M. Ford
81-6195 Napo'opo'o Road
Captain Cook, HI 96704
Telephone: 323-2323