HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2017-50COUNTY COUNCIL
COUNTY OF KAUA’I
3&ei~o1utton No.2017-50
RESOLUTION RENAMING THE KAMALANI KAI BRIDGE LOCATED AT
LYDGATE BEACH PARK “BYNUM BRIDGE”
IN HONOR OF THE LATE COUNCILMEMBER TIM BYNUM
WHEREAS,the late Councilmember Tim Bynum was a longtime resident of
Wailua,Kaua’i,and was very involved in community activities;and
WHEREAS,the Bridge known as the Kamalani Kai Bridge (Bridge)was built
in Lydgate Beach Park in the fall of 2001 by thousands of community volunteers as
a continuation of the Kamalani Playground and many other volunteer-led
enhancements to Lydgate Beach Park;and
WHEREAS,a Federal Highway Administration grant was obtained to
purchase the materials for the Bridge,as well as the construction of 2.5 miles of
pathway from the Bridge through Lydgate Beach Park that mark the beginning of
Ke Ala Hele Makalae,East Kaua’i’s multi-use “Path That Goes By the Coast”
which,when completed,will stretch from Lihu’e to Anahola;and
WHEREAS,this Bridge and pathway,along with many other Lydgate Beach
Park facilities such as the Kamalani Playground built in 1994,the sports fields,rest
areas,and maintenance building,were the result of the drive and vision of former
Kaua’i County Councilmember Tim Bynum,who led community fundraising efforts,
wrote for Federal grants to fund the Bridge and these projects,and recruited a
broad coalition of community members to help build and maintain them;and
WHEREAS,the late Councilmember Tim Bynum’s dedication and tireless
effort on behalf of the people of Kaua’i,until his passing in 2016,have resulted in a
legacy of community facilities that will continue to contribute to the health and
well-being of Kaua’i’s people for generations to come;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUA’I,
STATE OF HAWAI’I,that the Kamalani Kai Bridge,located at Lydgate Beach Park
be hereby named “Bynum Bridge”to recognize and honor the late Councilmember
Tim Bynum for his many contributions to the community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that copies of this Resolution be forwarded to
Bernard P.Carvalho,Jr.,Mayor and Leonard A.Rapozo,Jr.,Director of Parks &
Recreation,with a request that appropriate signage be erected at Lydgate Beach
Park to proclaim his name.
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