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Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br />May 5, 2004 <br />The Honorable Chairman J <br />and Members of the C <br />County of Hawaii <br />Hilo, HI 96720 <br />Dear Chairman Arakaki and <br />As required by the Hawaii <br />amended operating budget <br />June 30, 2005. This balanc <br />$250,264,375 and includes <br />as the general fund. It is $3 <br />March 1, 2004. <br />County of Hawaii <br />25 Aupuni Street, Room 215 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />(808)9614211 • Fax(808)961-6553 <br />Y. Arakaki <br />Council <br />Members: <br />mty Charter, I am submitting to you with this <br />poral for the County of Hawaii for the fiscal <br />budget includes estimated revenues and appr <br />operations of eleven of the County's special i <br />7,555 higher than the budget proposal submitt <br />Dixie Kaetsu <br />Managing Director <br />Peter L. Hendricks <br />Deputy Managing Director <br />essage the <br />= ending <br />riations of <br />ds as well <br />to you on <br />I continue to include in this udget funding for the new Fire Station in Kalao which is <br />expected to be completed in November 2004, and the KMC Fire Station in Volcano. <br />Because I also believe very trongly that the East Hawaii Regional Sort Statin is a key <br />component in our plan to maximize the diversion of solid waste from our landf lls, I have <br />retained funding for its implementation and part -year operations. <br />Funding has been retained for added resources to address our backlo of road <br />maintenance work, to keep current in the future, and to respond to mounting traffic <br />concerns. I also continue to include funding for transportation initiatives thal will help <br />residents get to their jobs, allow children and youth to participate in communit and after <br />school activities, and alleviat traffic congestion by decreasing traffic on the road. <br />Budget highlights follow, wi11 further details shown in the various schedules attached to <br />this message. <br />Revenues <br />Real Property Taxes. Real property tax revenues have been adjusted by $1.641 million to <br />reflect the certified net taxable real property values. We recommend that no changes be <br />made to property tax rates. <br />Charges for Services. The administrative charges of the Department of Environmental <br />Management increased by $53,288. <br />Comm No <br />Ref. To: <br />3 J, )_Hawai 'i aunty is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. Date t, MAY I <br />���1 a^i, <br />