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Apri14, 2006 The Honorable Stacy Higa and Council Members Page 3 Waikoloa Village Curbside Study - $50,000 This study was initiated and funded by the County Council last fiscal year. However, the funds lapsed before a consultant contract could be finalized. This bill would reappropriate the funds that lapsed last year. For background, the Waikoloa Village Association places into its CC&Rs that the Association can bill residents for curbside trash collection and recycling. This study would help determine the best way for the Waikoloa Village Association to implement a pickup program for its residents. The County will benefit from this study in two ways. First, having the Association implement curbside pickup will eliminate the need for the County to construct a transfer station in Waikoloa. Second, the results of the study can be applied in the future to other communities if the County decides it wants to go in the direction of curbside pickup in urban areas of the island. Conclusion While all of the above items are important and needed, the $500,000 for extending the life of the Hilo Landfill by implementing a sliver fill operation is a critical component of the overall plan to prevent the trucking of solid waste from Hilo to the West Hawaii Landfill at Pu`uanahulu. Department of Environmental Management staff will be available at the Council meeting on April 5, 2006, to answer any remaining questions you have about any of these items. Thank you for this opportunity to provide you with information, and we respectfully ask for your support in passing Bill 244 on first reading so the life of the Hilo Landfill can be extended. Sincerely, Dixie Kaetsu Managing Director Attaclunent cc: Barbara Bell, Director of Environmental Management Mike Dworsky, Solid Waste Division Chief Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, Deputy Corporation Counsel