Laserfiche WebLink
In support of Bill 78 for a land preservation fund <br /> Hawau County Council 9 AM May 4. 2005 REC~YVIEy~ ~ <br /> Crory Harden PO 8ox'10265, Hlo 96721 mh a~interpac net 968-8965 Vims_Zi~~~. g <br /> ----_sl _Q_`~I._~S <br /> Responses to comments mach about the land fund- County Council <br /> -Waif til~ si.uvey of potential prrvate donors rs fin,shed <br /> 'Nhether there are lots of potential donors, or few, we need a fund in place, ready±o accept <br /> money from many sources prrvate donors and government furnds <br /> `Use existing mechanrsms bke zoning Laws and bonds' <br /> This maq not be fast enough when a parcel comes up for sale <br /> ?he ounty down t have enough money to buy a significant amount of land. A dedicated fund <br /> 'or land preservation mill bnng in other money to hell: us. <br /> County money should c7nly be used for rrrfrastnicture <br /> Open spaces would mcl~_ide watersheds that protect water for drinking and swunming and <br /> Narks that encourage positroe act~viries ter youth and adults. We need these as much as we <br /> need firefighters police and road.-, <br /> `Wart <br /> f~he land is mast bemq sold and built up <br /> The population of our island went up ?7% from 198G to 2004. O% in just the past tour <br /> vea!s <br /> Tne number of people per square mile on our island .rvent up 36% from ?99o to <br /> 2004 -tf~~e highest rate of all islands. <br /> <br /> The number of VBCant land Sales on our island went up 8O% in 2004 <br /> in Puna. up 114% <br /> <br /> about 4500 building permits were issued on our island in 2003. The previous record <br /> :vas about 4900 in ?989. <br /> We can't wait Please act now to preserve our land <br /> Comm. y,Q <br /> Ref. To: l~ I <br /> R~;f. Uat~ <br /> <br />