10-28-2017, 04:30 AM
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news...ubdivision
James Komata, county park planner, said the Parks and Recreation Department is finalizing a contract with SSFM International for $300,000.
The park would be located on a 20-acre parcel at the intersection of 26th Avenue and Kaloli Drive. HPP donated the property to the county in March 2016.
That deal requires the county to have the master plan completed in two years, making the deadline March 2018.
As usual, working hard to "make a plan" (outsourced to a consultant). Meanwhile, I'm wondering what the other subdivisions will get -- if we're setting precedent for County to spend public money in a private subdivision creating a park that cannot be reached via public roads, then I want something for my subdivision, and I'll bet the other subdivisions do too.
O'Hara ... said she expects the park to be developed in phases, possibly first with a parking lot and walking path.
A bulldozer and a few loads of crushed rock could probably make a parking lot/walking path for less than the $300K "master plan", but that's an entirely separate issue of accountability, demanding return on investment, etc.
James Komata, county park planner, said the Parks and Recreation Department is finalizing a contract with SSFM International for $300,000.
The park would be located on a 20-acre parcel at the intersection of 26th Avenue and Kaloli Drive. HPP donated the property to the county in March 2016.
That deal requires the county to have the master plan completed in two years, making the deadline March 2018.
As usual, working hard to "make a plan" (outsourced to a consultant). Meanwhile, I'm wondering what the other subdivisions will get -- if we're setting precedent for County to spend public money in a private subdivision creating a park that cannot be reached via public roads, then I want something for my subdivision, and I'll bet the other subdivisions do too.
O'Hara ... said she expects the park to be developed in phases, possibly first with a parking lot and walking path.
A bulldozer and a few loads of crushed rock could probably make a parking lot/walking path for less than the $300K "master plan", but that's an entirely separate issue of accountability, demanding return on investment, etc.