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Imagine it is 25 years from now and you are in Pahoa Town. Describe how it feels, what you see and hear. What makes Pahoa -of- the - future the place you love to be? Nice, wide streets with ample parking. No drunks or druggies trying to hustle you for money. More solar and alternative energy stores. It feels like a neighborhood where most everyone knows everyone. I have difficulty with 2 weeks into the future. Restoration of OLD HISTORIC BUILDINGS - sidewalks - traffic light @ Malama Junction Hopefully these will be more commerce, community activities, and possibly a university. Tall Trees! Fresh painted Building. BUILDings in Repair. Places where KIDS can meet to have activities. Youth Center: Soup kitchen : Movie Theather "NO MORE FAST FOOD!" LOCAIIy owned BUSSINesses No Big stores/ I can imagine all industrial buildings painted with murals that reflect the tropical environment and scenes of historic importance. Maybe a decreet parking building near the center of town and a pedistrian mall through town. No cars on street, (no Parking), sidewalks are consistant own currency for locals that establishes trade and barter and free give aways. people access to showers and tolets. Love. People walk calmly between local shops, owned by local people, stocked w/ local products, as they create a diverse welcoming community. SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES ENCOURAGED, PEDESTRIAN, NON - FOSSIL FUEL USE ENCOURAGEd old style, fun it looks like a small town and still looks special - - - - - -- ! Thay all are welcome. There's room for both small and large business All food is grown locally, goats do all the weeding, & a close connection to nature is always felt. Everything is solar powered & rain catchment provides all the water. Great place to eat, walk, ride bikes. More parks and a much wider sidewalk through downtown. New office buildings and great parks, welcoming people to our area. Make new buildings nicer & welcoming. The Malama Mkt. is a great resource, but cheaply & poorly designed. All new areas need to be welcoming for community. Look at the North Shore Market place on Oahu. We need outdoor cafes & nice places to be, not strip malls. Lets make it nice for all to come! Places to park, bike paths, free community events with diverse food. It still looks like the Pahoa of 20 years ago, but cleaner, with beautifully restored old buildings and sidewalks and bikepaths from Malama Mart to Pahoa High. Development was handled very carefully, looking at how each project would add to the community rather than just the pockets of a certain few who profited. We have amazing resources for children, seniors, single parents, after school programs, the library and technology services. People love to come to Pahoa because it is such a user - friendly, fun place to visit. Imagine it is 25 years from now in Pahoa —how do you see it? Page 1