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Murashige, Laura
From: Jessica Woodbury Dessica_salerno@hotmail.com]
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To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: Testimony Bill 285
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6/13/2008
June 12, 2008
Hawaii County Council
C/o Casey Jarman
County Clerk
Ben Franklin Tower
333 Kilauea Avenue
Hilo, HI 96720.
Re: Bill 285
Council members
Over the last several years Waimea town has grown tremendously.
Traffic has increased exponentially, while infrastructure has not. Pres-
sure on our community has been incredible. Commuting through our
small 4 mile town during peak traffic, can take as long as an hour, and
many thousands of motorists commute daily through our town to the
resorts and back daily. (@4 miles an hour) Our community desper-
ately needs traffic circulation improvements. As fuel prices have
spiked, townspeople are resorting to other modes of transportation as
well, including, bicycling, walking, running or riding horses to their des-
tinations, however, we do not have the infrastructure needed to safely
facilitate alternate modes of transportation. We have no bike lanes, a
shortage of cross walks, and no trails or interconnected parks. We
need the Waimea trails and greenways project to for allow for alterna-
tive modes of transportation, to foster community pride. Daily cars,
trucks, and long haul vehicles from Kawaihae and Hilo harbors trans-
verse the failing bridges in Waimea. In conjunction with the Waimea
trails and green ways project, our bridges desperately need replace-
ment. Additionally our community also needs a district park, and com-
prehensive planning and design. I urge to to approve all of the projects
slated for South Kohala under Bill 285.
Sincerely yours
Jessica Salerno
Taxpayer constituent
Kamuela Hawaii