Hello Susan:
I do not know why the Makalie North Kona fire station was not put on the stimuls list.
Phase I of the mid-level road is a major component of the transportation portion of the Kona Community Development Plan. As a legislator, I received a lot of requests to support the Counties request to the State to place this project on the stimulus list. I was also asked to get CIP budget approval for $15,000,000 for underground utilities in this roadway. Apparently federal funds only support road building not underground utilities.
Please note that the mid-level road is being made shovel-ready at this time by the County. This must be completed by the end of September. If shovel-ready by October 1st, the state will place it on the stimulus list and take-over project responsibility. If the County fails to get the project shovel-ready by October 1st, the state will move the $35,000,000 stimulus funds to another state project.
While my legislative focus must be on state issues, I am following-up on the Laaloa and Lako Mauka - Makai connector road projects that the county has spend millions of dollars conducting meetings and paying outside contractors for engineering work. Both of these road project appear dead-in-the-water.
Aloha,
Denny
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Aloha Denny,
The Makalei Station has been worked of for years. Back when Curtis Tyler was county council we have $900,000.00 for design and were ready to go then.
We (North Kona)are the largest contributor to the County of Hawaii's tax collection. We always seem to be on the edge of losing whatever we are pursuing on the West side. It is sad and the 19,000+ lots located in North Kona district should be made aware.
I sent this letter to the editor. We will see if Reed has the guts to run it.
I feel this is a cop out for the west side. Over 10,000 people in North Kona are waiting for a fire station.
Sincerely disappointed with the dead end approach that Hilo gives Kona. Crumbs not even crackers.
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