HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0113.006 1998-2000 Q KI E FchE ID:8088854986 JUL 31'98 8 :26 No .003 P.01
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W. Douglas B. Biller, M.D.
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Orthopedic Surgery Sports Medicine Foot &Ankle Surge-ry'99 FEB 9 111
Hiller Orthopedics, Inc. 1 �S
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Lucy Henriques Medical Center Phone; 885- 5588_0K
67-1123 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 116 Oahu Phone: 545 -2663
Kamuela, H1 96743 Facsimile: (808) 885 -7990
FEBRUARY 9. 1 999
AARON CHUNG,
CHAIRMAN, FINANCE COMMITTEE
COUNTY COUNCIL
COUNTY OF HAWAII
RE: PAPER ROADS BILL
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DEAR MR. CHUNG:
We LIVE DOWN MUD LANE IN WAIMEA. WE HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A SECOND
FOUR DRIVE VEHICLE 50 THAT I GAN COME AND GO WITHOUT RELYING ON MY HUSBAND,
BUT EVEN WITH THE ADDITION OF A SECOND VEHICLE. GETTING TO TOWN 15 PROBLEMATIC.
STRETCHES OF THE ROAD FREQUENTLY ARE COVERED WITH LARGE PONDS OF
WATER, AND WE MUST 00 VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE THE SUBMERGED TERRAIN CHANGES WITH
EVERY LARGE TRUCK THAT PASSES OVER IT. (THERE I$ A FAIR AMOUNT OF BUILDING GOING ON AT
THE 26 LOTS AT THE BOTTOM OF MUD LANE. 50 LARGE GRAVEL TRUCKS ARE A COMMON SIGHT.)
IF WE GO MORE THAN ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR, WE RUN THE RISK OF HITTING A HOLE THAT
HADN'T EXISTED THE DAY BEFORE! EVEN AT 5 MPH, I HAVE HIT SUBMERGED HOLES SO LARGE
THAT MY CAR, WITH MY 9 MONTH - OLD BABY IN IT, HAS BOUNCED UP AND DOWN ENOUGH TO
REALLY SHAKE US UP.
WE ALSO FACE THE PROSPECT OF A FALLEN, OR FALLING, TREE. THE TOP HALF
OF MUD LANE 15 LINED WITH MATURE ROBUSTAS, WHICH ARE VERY BRITTLE AND WHICH COME
DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD WITH REGULARITY. SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO GET OUT AND CUT UP AND
MOVE LIMBS OR TRUNKS BEFORE WE CAN PROCEED. THE WORST RISK, THOUGH, I5 THAT A TREE -
WILL FALL ON A VEHICLE. IT WILL HAPPEN, SOONER OR LATER, AND IT'S VERY LIKELY THAT THE
VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS WILL BE KILLED WHEN IT HAPPENS.
IN SHORT, THE ROAD IS IMPASSABLE TO ALL BUT HIGH - CLEARANCE VEHICLES, AND
THEN ONLY AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED. THAT CONSTITUTES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD TO
EVERYONE WHO LIVES DOWN THE LANE, BECAUSE PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES COULD NOT POSSIBLY
GET OUICKLY TO THE SITE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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AARON CHUNG
FEBRUARY 9, 1 999
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WE SUPPORT EVERY EFFORT ON THE FART OF THE COUNTY TO CORRECT THE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT EXIST ON MUD LANE AND ALL OTHER DANGEROUS RESIDENTIAL
ACCESS ROAD IN THE COUNTY.
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