CoH to HPP: Trust Us.

[Rob Tucker]

Trying to connect issues, like roads to parks, is a great way to get nothing done. However, on that train of thought a lot of effort was put forth this summer by FoPF (www.fopf.org) to deliver a Grant-in-Aid (GiA) program for Fuel Tax Revenues (FTR) to be shared with the private subdivisions. This is in motion with reasonable chance of success over the coming year. Given a GiA delivery of maintenance money the cars driving to and from a park in HPP would in fact be contributing to the maintenance of those roads. What does it take to recognize that efforts are well underway on the road maintenance situation?

I will predict that well before any ribbon cutting on a HPP park there will be FTR funds aiding the road maintenance in Puna subdivisions.

HPP needs a park. I don't see finding reasons to object to a park being productive in any way. The underlying complaint seems to be that if there is a park people might even use it.