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<br /> Kalapana tax bill Page 1 of 1 <br /> Safarik, Gary <br /> From: JamesS [beckerj001 @hawaii.rr.com] <br /> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 10:34 AM <br /> 1'0: gsafarik@interpac.net <br /> Subject: Kalapana tax bill <br /> July 4, 2001 <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Finance Committee <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Subject: The bill to increase the minimum real estate taxes to $100 proposed by Councilman <br /> Curtis Tyler. <br /> Dear Council Person: <br /> The current tax rate for vacant (unimproved) land is $10.00 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. <br /> The current assessed value of lots in Kalapana Gardens in $100. <br /> With the proposed minimum tax of $100 The tax levy on Kalapana Gardens lots would be $1,000 <br /> per $1,000. That's one hundred times -greater than the currently established tax rate. That would be <br /> gross discrimination. <br /> I respectfully request that land recently covered by lava be removed from the tax roles until <br /> infrastructure is restored to provide access and water service. This will save the county tax <br /> department the incremental cost of servicing these properties. <br /> Actually the discriminatory taxes collected since 1992 should be refunded. <br /> There is no evidence that adding one tax lot to the current tax roles would increase the operating costs <br /> of the tax department by anything near $100. The Council should initiate a study to determine the <br /> actual incremental cost of adding a single tax lot to the tax roles. <br /> The minimum tax should (at the most) be based on the incremental cost of adding a tax lot to the tax <br /> roles. <br /> I respectfully request that the TIawaii County Council kill the bill <br /> to increase in minimum real estate taxes to $100 proposed by <br /> Councilman Curtis `Tyler. <br /> James D. Becker <br /> 7/6/01 <br /> <br />