05-07-2012, 03:48 PM
Help Create the Pâhoa Plan! (The Pâhoa Regional Town Center Plan)
The Working Group Orientation Meeting is taking place on Saturday, May 19th, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pâhoa Village Museum. Please come and check it out! Sign-up sheets will be available if you choose to get involved. The Working Groups are listed below with examples of focus topics pertaining to Pâhoa Town. The precise focus topics for each Working Group will be subject to the results from the Pâhoa Plan Survey.
Malama I Ka ‘Aina]
Preservation of Historic, Cultural and Scenic Resources
Parks & Green Space
Managing Growth
Land Use & Zoning: Residential, Commercial, Industrial
Agriculture
Economic Development
Social Services Housing
Public Safety
Sanitation & Wastewater
Pâhoa Design District
A Special District Plan for Pâhoa’s Central Corridor
“To preserve & perpetuate Pâhoa’s design
character & natural setting representative of
Pâhoa’s historic development” … and
“To foster a pedestrian-oriented character in
the town center”
(Excerpts from the Puna Community Development Plan)
Transportation
Roadways In & Out of Pâhoa
Pedestrian Access
Sidewalks & Boardwalks
Parking
Bike Trails
Bus Stops
Results from the Pâhoa Plan Survey will provide the foundation for the Pâhoa Plan – and over 500 Pâhoa area citizens have been heard from so far! The Working Groups will have a good idea of how the greater Pâhoa community feels on a broad range of topics and will use this information to help write the plan that will establish policy for growth and development in and around Pâhoa Town.
The Working Groups are a volunteer effort with an anticipated time span of approximately 6 months. The end result of the effort will be the final draft of the Pâhoa Regional Town Center Plan which will then be presented to the County of Hawaii for acceptance as a legally binding document.
Come and share your mana’o with others!
Setting is casual … please bring a chair or pillow for seating on Saturday.
Learn More & Link to the Online Pahoa Plan Survey: www.tinyurl.com/pahoaplan
Questions? pahoaplan@gmail.com