01-21-2013, 11:23 AM
Yes, Rob, I was one of several people on the Transportation Working Group for the PCDP.
I was also one of a smaller group, and the convener of, the Agriculture Working Group where I directed most of my energy and time.
Yes, the Transportation Working Group for the PCDP recommended an alternate route and they recommended several other things as higher priority (as can be seen from looking at the PCDP document) -- the largest concern for the group was consistently internal traffic demand.
No, Rob, (as I have told you several times here) neither I nor the rest of the HPPOA PMAR Committee took a position "for" or "against" PMAR as part of our work.
We did, and rightly so, raise questions about a process (post-PCDP) that, as presented to us by the Planning Dept., was not well thought through and did not reflect discussions during PCDP. Certainly, from my viewpoint, it is not a good idea to take the position of "any alternate route any way" -- that would be irresponsible.
The last we (the HPPOA PMAR Committee) heard from Planning Dept. was that they would be proposing starting at the beginning of the planning process and undertake scoping of needs and input from the community (using funds the County already has earmarked for that purpose). The PCDP only recommended PMAR (and that not as the highest transportation priority), and never did the focussed scoping work.
I was also one of a smaller group, and the convener of, the Agriculture Working Group where I directed most of my energy and time.
Yes, the Transportation Working Group for the PCDP recommended an alternate route and they recommended several other things as higher priority (as can be seen from looking at the PCDP document) -- the largest concern for the group was consistently internal traffic demand.
No, Rob, (as I have told you several times here) neither I nor the rest of the HPPOA PMAR Committee took a position "for" or "against" PMAR as part of our work.
We did, and rightly so, raise questions about a process (post-PCDP) that, as presented to us by the Planning Dept., was not well thought through and did not reflect discussions during PCDP. Certainly, from my viewpoint, it is not a good idea to take the position of "any alternate route any way" -- that would be irresponsible.
The last we (the HPPOA PMAR Committee) heard from Planning Dept. was that they would be proposing starting at the beginning of the planning process and undertake scoping of needs and input from the community (using funds the County already has earmarked for that purpose). The PCDP only recommended PMAR (and that not as the highest transportation priority), and never did the focussed scoping work.