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~~=-e-,~ (808) 324-4624 11/15/01 Q 10:36 AM 1/1 <br /> L <br /> ` f = . _ l <br /> Kailua-Kona, NI 967 5 ~U ~5 ~fi`~ ~ <br /> ~®eres~rber ~ s, 2®®t ~ <br /> ~ <br /> Chairman Aar®n Chung ~ ,v~f~'~1 <br /> Hawaii County finance C®mrnittee <br /> zl~ ~upuni street <br /> Hilo, It 19672A <br /> re: Real Pr®perty flax i~inirnurlr~ Increase <br /> Dear I~lr. Chung: <br /> It is abs®lutely time to increase the n1linimurrr tas fr®en 525. to <br /> ~ 1 DA.! ! ! fihe flay®r's pr®p®sal glues exempti®ns and c®uers these <br /> wha cane®t pay the full ~1D13. well. S® his pr®p®sal is adequate and <br /> she~uld be passed by y®ur C®rnmittee, se that it can be heard by the <br /> Council. <br /> <br /> Twa things are obui®us if this increase d®es n®t happen: <br /> • the "little ®I' ladies" whe say they cannot aff®rd t® pay m®re <br /> pr®perty teases l#6~D use buses, eat Benior lunches and use ®the~° seni®r <br /> activities will s®®n n®t be able t® use any ®f th®se services since the <br /> C®unty will n®t be able to fund them and they urill have t® be <br /> cancelled. <br /> • if the County Csauncil wants t® get d®Ilars f®r needed programs <br /> in the future frem the e~lay®r and his adrninistrati®aa, the C®uncil must <br /> supp®rt the {play®r's pr®p®sal n®w. <br /> understand that s®ane Contnnittee naennbers want t® defer this <br /> decisi®n until the Administrati®a~ completes a review of other taa~- <br /> related subjects. fihis is unnecessary and inappr®priate. It is tia>rae t® <br /> pass this increase n®a,u. fihis increase will glue the C®unty ~2.~ aniUi®n <br /> and is vital to a dwindling budget and is eery fair. <br /> Please enc®urage y®ur C®raramittee members t® u®te f®r this I~linimum <br /> Pr®perty fiaat increase, and let me kn®~u hour you decided to assts. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> i~~ <br /> Mlarj®rie Ann Erway <br /> 32~~524 <br /> gym, ~T~. • <br /> <br />