2016-19 Mt. View Community Village Center Boundary Expansion Proposal

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From: Frank Commendador Communication No. 2016-19 To: Larry Brown Cc: Santiago. Hans; Mercado. Keiko; Subject: Propose Mountain View Community Village Center Boundary Expansion in PCDP Date: Friday, May 20, 2016 4:13:05 PM Request this issue be put on to the July 2016 PCDP Action Committee meeting agenda. In keeping with the intent of the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) September 2008 regarding the Mountain View Community Village Center (PCDP page 5-11) . I would like to propose the following change in the PCDP to expand the current Mountain View Community Village Center Boundary to include all land area bordering both sides of South Lauko Road up to Puhala Street which amounts to about 300 useable acres located adjacent to the current village center south-east boundary line. As you may be aware the entire Mountain View area also host many large subdivisions in the UPPER Puna area. The last 2010 US Census surprisingly pointed out that we collectively are the fastest growing subdivisions ( North Kulani area, Hawaiian Acres, Fern Acres, Eden Roc, Fern Forrest, Aloha Estates, Glenwood, and Volcano Village) in the State of Hawaii. Most our subdivisions located off of the Volcano Highway grew about 100% with some experiencing more growth that others. This trend only increased after the lava flow crisis in Pahoa. Many are moving to Mountain View area not only from lower Puna but