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Communication No. 201 5 -1 1 <br />March 10, 2015 <br />Duane Kanuha <br />Planning Director <br />Planning Department <br />101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 <br />Hilo, HI 96720 <br />Aloha Director Kanuha, <br />RE: Planning Consultant for the Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan and Waste Water <br />Treatment Studv <br />The Action Committee of the Puna CDP urges the Planning Department to move forward on the <br />hiring of a consultant for the Pahoa Plan and the Wastewater treatment study. The Pahoa <br />Regional Town Center Steering Committee, a sub - committee of the Action Committee, voted <br />unanimously at their last meeting on February 16, 2015 for action to resume on the hiring of a <br />consultant. <br />The progress of hiring this consultant was stalled when the threat of lava led us to believe that <br />Pahoa was about to be overrun. As we know, the flow and direction of the lava is unpredictable <br />and may not ever, or may take years to do whatever it will ultimately do. In the meantime, <br />Pahoa is still here, and developers, residents and area community members still want to sustain <br />and develop businesses in the Village. <br />The issues that were present before the lava emergency remain and the businesses are returning. <br />In order to support intelligent growth and to preserve the character of Pahoa we need to have a <br />Regional Town Center Plan. Our Design Guidelines and supporting ordinances are moving <br />swiftly through the County Council. We urge you to move without delay to complete the <br />process of hiring a planning consultant. <br />Sincerely, <br />Patti Pinto <br />Chair, PCDP Action Committee <br />cc: Greggor Ilagan, Danny Paleka <br />