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Charles Hanson <br /> >3ox 711347 ~ <br /> lVIaLlnta~Y1 View, HI 4b~~"~~ i 'f <br /> t_~ ' <br /> 6 November 2001 ' ~ ~ <br /> ~ <br /> y Y. 4~ <br /> <br /> Hawaii County Council t_~ <br /> i~~n nc' <br /> IZe: dill No. 121 Reiatiaag to the Nlinimurn: Property Tax <br /> Rather than raising the minimum property tax, I believe the Council would do better to <br /> look at some of the exemptions that result in-low taxes for certain properties. dill 121 <br /> raises the nsinixnum tax to $100 and then provides for certain exceptions. This makes the <br /> code disjointed and more confusia~g than it already is. Unless you are changing the <br /> definition of the word, I do not understand how a tax can be less than the minimum? <br /> I suggest that all the homeowner exemptions be combined into one section (Section 14~ <br /> 71). This would include ordinary homeowners, the elderly, disabled veterans, persons <br /> with Hansen's disease, and. other disabled persons. Have a standard deduction from the <br /> assessed property value, and then additional deductions for the special cases. ]Finally, <br /> there could be a rninimusn property tax for homeowners. <br /> I would keep the $25 minimum tax for all other cases. The~are many vacant land parcels <br /> in Puna and Ka'u that are currently taxed at less than $100. Some of them will beeon~e <br /> unsaleable if their taxes are raised. Just look at the tax lien sale descrn'bed in this <br /> morning's newspaper. <br /> I would also like to continent of Section 19-9;9.2, the Credit Union Exemption. This <br /> states that Credit Unions are subject only to the minimum property tax. I believe that this <br /> exemption is unnecessary and should lie phased out. <br /> Charles Hanson Gl-^'°~~ <br /> ~4 ~ ~ ~ <br /> 1~9~ N~: <br /> ate 5 <br /> $'h~~z 3~ ~.~C3~. ~ ®oo o so~oag~~o91~~ <br /> <br />