HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0690.024 2012-2014 Patti Pinto
P.O. Box 711382
Mountain View, HI 96771
808-430-1777
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Testimony in support of Communication 690.14 w
I have been deeply involved in community planning efforts in the Puna Districts and was on the
Sub-Committee on Connectivity and Emergency Response the produced the Report on
Connectivity that was just approved by the PCDP.
It became clear that Fern Acres is especially in need of an additional road in and out of the
subdivision. If S. Kulani is blocked the residents have no other access. Even with S. Kulani
open the residents could not all be evacuated in the case of a wild fire.
Many of the students attending Mountain View School reside in Fern Acres. Re-opening S.
Lauko road would provide safer access to the school. The congestion of traffic on Highway 11
trying to turn left into the Mountain View Elementary School in the morning and afternoon is a
hazardous situation. S. Lauko access would allow parents to turn right on Highway 11 above the
school and drop off students without a left turn.
The re-opening of S. Lauko road has also been approved by the members of the Mountain View
Village Planning Group, a sub-committee of the PCDP. S. Lauko road has been identified as an
essential artery for Mountain View by the Village Plan.
There is no known community opposition to the re-opening of S. Lauko Road. S. Lauko land
owners as well as the Fern Acres Community Association have approved the route.
Please approve this measure that will provide the communities of Mountain View and Fern
Acres with this much needed road.
Patti Pinto
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