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Murashige, Laura
From: Mike Woodbury [mike@woodburyhawaii.com]
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 2:04 PM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: County council Bill 285 0
June 12, 2008 c
Hawaii County Council
C/o Casey Jarman W
County Clerk ;
Ben Franklin Tower
333 Klauea Avenue Co
Hilo, HI 96720. ( =
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Re: Bill 285
Council members
Over the last several years Waimea town has grown tremendously. Traffic has increased exponentially, while
infrastructure has not. Pressure 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 desperately 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 destinations, however, we do not have the
infrastructure needed to safely facilitate alternate modes of transporation. 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
alternative modes of transportation, to foster community pride. Daily cars, trucks, and long haul vehicles from
Kawaihae and Hilo harbors transverse the failing bridges in Waimea. In conjunction with the Waimea trails and
green ways project, our bridges desperately need replacement. Additionally our community also needs a district
park, and comprehensive planning and design. I urge to to approve all of the projects slated for South Kohala
under Bill 285.
Sincerely yours
Michael Woodbury
Taxpayer constituent
77-6503 Akai St.
Kailua-Kona Hawaii
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