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MAY of M1 <br /> <br /> MICHAEL C. TULANG ~'w+i, Phone: (808) 961- 8261 <br /> Councilmember f~d~s FAX: (808) 961-8912 <br /> ~d JU?J 2 1.0 C:i <br /> CGUi~I ~ <br /> County of Hawai `i <br /> Flawni'i County Bvildrng <br /> 25 Aupunr Sheet <br /> Hi[n, Hmvai'i 96?20 <br /> June 1.2004 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Council Chair James Y. Arakaki <br /> And Members Of The Hawaii County Council <br /> FROM: Michael Tulang, Council Member <br /> RE: Solid Waste Issues <br /> I am writing this in response to issues surrounding the proposed EHRSS (East Hawaii <br /> Regional Sort Station). My major points of concern are as follows: <br /> ? It is the council's role to insure that prudent financial decisions are being made on <br /> behalf of the people we represent. Our annual review of budgets, operating and <br /> capital, is one of the most important tasks we undertake because the budgets are the <br /> tnancial blueprints under which the county must operate. The council is obligated 1 <br /> our constituency to insure that the balance of power is maintained to provide checks <br /> and balances between the administration and council. This is especially relevant <br /> during the budget review process. <br /> ? In the ISWMP (Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan) the pursuit of a WRT <br /> (Waste Reduction Technology) is an integral part of the ultimate solution to manage <br /> the county's solid waste. However, the administration chose to adopt an interim <br /> solution at great capital expense ($11.4 million) and annual operating expense ($3.0 <br /> million) by choosing to construct the EHRSS that, as designed, may not have any <br /> relation or connection to a WRT. In other words, the EHRSS may not be <br /> complementary to a WRT. Yet the administration is expecting that a private WRT <br /> vendor will use the EHRSS and reimburse the county for building a facility that the <br /> vendor may not need. <br /> ? The proposed EHRSS consists of a (1) Reloading Facility (2) Maintenance Facility <br /> and (3) Recycling Facility. The reloading and maintenance facilities are mostly for <br /> supporting the long haul operations to Puuanahulu. More than 67% of operating anc <br /> capital costs can be attributed to the long haul operations. <br /> 511•SZ <br /> Comm. No. <br /> Ref. To: Preae~ted <br /> is f. Ua!~ <br /> llaurai'i C~mmrn is nn [Squol Opportaurig• Provider and li~np[gver <br /> <br />