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. <br /> o-: = <br /> ~ ' , <br /> ~1 ~ _ <br /> Nov. 7, 2001 ~ ~ <br /> ry~ r•., 1 <br /> °fo: Hawaii County Council ~`r~ f <br /> ~'<s.~~,r , <br /> from: Jan 11Aahuna <br /> Jan Mahuna Inc. <br /> Re: $100 Minimum fax <br /> Cear Council f6llembers: <br /> I was truly disappointed to read in this morning's paper that the $100.00 minimum <br /> - tax proposal has once again been deferred. 1 know that this issue has been <br /> lingering for much too long. <br /> As a taxpayer 1 believe that we all must contribute our fair share to the County for <br /> the services that are provided to us and the $100.00 minimum tax is fair. Many <br /> who qualify for the minimum tax live in homes that are worth a lot of money. one <br /> only needs to review tax records to know that. I realize that there may be those <br /> who do not live in mansions and may not be able to afford $75.00 more a year in <br /> property taxes but those people are in the minority. <br /> for those who feel that they live in tuna and do not have electric or wa#er, it is a <br /> . choice they made to live in those areas. The County does not provide electricity <br /> nor does it provide water service. ~`hese amenities were paid for by developers <br /> . when property was subdivided. for those of us who live with electric service and <br /> water service we pay for these services - it does not get paid out of our tax <br /> dollars. for those who live on private roads -they chose to buy there and pay <br /> ~ road maintenance fees to have the roads maintained within the subdivision. for <br /> <br /> _ those who live in subdivisions without road maintenance fees, again that was <br /> their choice. `They paid a lot less for their land because it was substandard and <br /> the County has no obligation to maintain roads that do not meet County <br /> standards. Again , it was a choice made by the buyer to live in a substandard <br /> subdivision. <br /> Y~~ <br /> ~Yl~ Nay. <br /> , Ref. - - <br /> lief. ~ 9 <br /> <br />