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THE FIREPLACE CENTER _ <br /> 110 Keawe Street S21ZC8 ~ 19 g R~~~Tel.~(808) 961-5646 <br /> Downtown Hilo, Hawaii I~I '~7 ~IflY 13 F8Q8)~1-5623 <br /> 96720-2812 Toll Free 1-800-760-5646 <br /> <br /> i CCUi~~' <br /> COUfVIY i-.,4~PJ~11 <br /> May 7, 1997 <br /> Councilman James Arakaki <br /> 25 Aupuni St. <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> RE: Your support for relocating Hilo Community College to Downtown Hilo <br /> Dear Mr. Arakaki: <br /> As an eighteen-year retailer in downtown Hilo, I have never seen such a downturn in <br /> downtown Hilo vitality as in the least year. We have seen more business closures, more <br /> vacant retail and office space and far less people on our sidewalks. <br /> Relocating the community college to downtown would: <br /> 1. Breathe new life into Downtown Hilo. <br /> 2. Encourage landlords to invest in fixing up their buildings <br /> 3. Encourage support businesses to open up downtown locations such as office supply <br /> retailers, restaurants, etc. <br /> Look at how Hawaii Pacific University helped revitalize the Fort Street Mall of <br /> Downtown Honolulu. <br /> Y~o~u,,r~truly, <br /> U~ -d- o~. ,lam 268' . O ~ <br /> Jeffrey Mermel ~ ~ ~ <br /> Owner, The Fireplace Center )'ils na <br /> ~PresenPerl FG <br /> ktef. T~ate.~ <br /> °~t.+~i- ~ ~u~'? w-• <br /> ~ocsrRV'SS SHOWROOM HOURS 9 AM - 5 PM MON- THRU SAT. ~i, <br /> U ~ I ~ <br /> 0 61p ~ HEARTH ~ <br /> ~a ®PRODUCTS <br /> of HnvrP° ASSOCIATION ~~~~~„vF,~„~,,. <br /> nme~wao somew m m~e.~o. o•9~a~•~ <br /> <br />