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Support for Bills 787977.txt [ <br /> From: elwell@ilhawaii.net -'~_.1 lif~tl J~~ '~i'~~ C' ' <br /> Sent: Monday, april 18, 2005 8:04 aM <br /> To: Jacobson, Bob <br /> Subject: Support for Bills 78/79 <br /> a... <br /> Dear Councilman 7acobson <br /> This e-mail is to express our strong support for Bills 78 and 79, on <br /> Public access and preservation of Natural aesources. ask anyone in Ka u <br /> what issue they would like to see the Council support, it is the <br /> initiative to preserve our coastline. Unless funds are made available as a <br /> Bond or as a precent of taxes to buy the coastal land, it will be lost <br /> forever. Ka u's coastline is the last unspoiled coastline anywhere on the <br /> four major islands of Hawaii. This is one legacy we can give the next <br /> generation. <br /> other counties have taken the lead to use some of the revenue from rising <br /> property taxes to preserve unspoiled areas still undeveloped. Why not <br /> Hawaii County? on Maui, the community was polled and there was <br /> overwhelming support to set aside a few % of revenue for land <br /> preservation. If people in this county were polled, the result would be <br /> the same. Please ask the Council to show vision and leadership by setting <br /> aside funds for real preservation of unspoiled land, our most precious <br /> resource. If not used this way, the Mayor will likely use the extra funds <br /> to appoint more bureaucrats. <br /> <br /> a Bond to provide a one time purchase of coastal land is also very <br /> appropriate. This would almost certainly be matched by the State and the <br /> Federal Government and it would impress eveyone if the council took a lead <br /> to set aside specific funds for purchase of unspoiled land. <br /> Dennis & Marge elwell <br /> Comm. No. <br /> Page 1 `?ef. To: Pre„_ f°~ <br /> Ref. Uate <br /> <br />