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r tir ~'~l~~dt, ' Page 7. COIINTY OF itAWAYi - SPA (pace 18) FY 1996 (That year only) Transfer t^ Traasit To2a1: $1,221,000.00 Hawaii: County of Hawaii (Federal $977,000.00)(Local $244,00.00) otn?sTlox 8. Where sad how was this money spent, and by whom? *I ask for a eemnlw+s and det~+~7-a -^countina er all li~nds received and how thev were scent ~~h; OtTEBTZON 9. Why wore no funds ~~Transfsrred to Tranait~~ for 1997 ,.,,"1 or 19982 I ask that lands be reallocated or ro-prioritised lrom the Highway Fund to be ~~Traasfarrad to Traasit~~ as much as possible sad as soon as pogaiblel The State says the request must come from the Mass Transit 71q~aoy sad the County of Hawaii, sad they hada~t reoeivod say saquost• for funding for transit or say iadicatloa that it was a priority to the people on this island! Thoy knee nothing about the 17Rsqueat for Propos:l to develop a Coordinated Publia Transportation System, or any request for funding at the state level! We were told that Mike Cochran, of the Mass Transit Agency of Hawaii, had requested an additional $10,000.00 and expected the !ands would be made available and the RFP advertised for bid by mid-February 19971) EBTION 10. Ths 16 00.00 that the Mass anait A eno is ask n r n ~~ad and th s to ea o - dd t one fund n !o &FP owe aan to develo the uch needed ~~COOrd aced Publ o ana o tat on Plaa~~ for the eat re Island? - $25,000.00 was allocated and set aside two years ago for Chia purpose sad romaine unspent. The Btate says we ~~aoed to have a plane to apply for state sad Federal funding - yet we require reasonable fundiaq to develop the plan! II sTSON~_~hs S .3 mi111on_dollars that the xass Traasit n.+e..cy is ae~clnQ LOr la th• r budget reauaet fOr th• 1997 ian~l enr_,_,_hoa do then broDeae to spend these Lunde? _ Z ask fox a comolet• breakdown of hoe thev elan to exnsnd these ands. - Z recognize sad aoknovledge that $1,300,000.00 1a really a very small amount for Public Transportation for the entire island of Hawaii, and I fully support and ask the County Council to approve at least this amount so we ana maintain at least the service ae have until ae can aquira additional funds to build upon th18 minimal and insufficient base o! aervioel