HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-27-2014 Water Parks Roads Subcommittee meeting notesPARKS,WATER & ROADS SUBCOMMMITTEE MINUTES OF MAY 27,2014 MEETING
Attendance: John Winter,Toni Withington, Carter Collins,Marcy
Montgomery, Stephen Schrader,Andi Longpre (minutes by andi)
GREENWASTE MEETING REPORT: John provided a summary of his and Ed Pollock's
meeting with Greg Goo dale, Division Chief,and Ryan Dixon, Civil Engineer,of the Solid
Waste Division (SWD) of the Hawaii County Dept of Environmental Management
(DEM) on May 22,2014. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss options for
processing greenwaste and making mulch more readily available to the residents of
North Kohala.
The subcommittee agreed that the next step is for John to send the report to Mr.
Goodale and to work with the SWD to find affordable alternatives to the present
situation.
FOLLOW-UP ON MEETING AND REPORT REGARDING WATER IN NORTH KOHALA
On April 6,2014 there was a community meeting re: water needs in North Kohala. A
paper was developed re: sources of water and the needs of the community. At the
May 12 AC meeting the AC unanimously endorsed the 14 page water report which
concludes with four recommendations for improving the water system in North
Kohala. Those recommendations are based on the listed strategies of the NKCDP.
The sunshine law requires that a cover letter to the DWS be approved at the next AC
meeting.(June 9,2014) If the letter is approved the letter and the water report will
be sent to DWS following the AC meeting.
The subcommittee agreed to table our discussions re: Pratt Road