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<br /> Jun 10 98 03:27p Steven Handy 808-935-6170 p.l
<br /> ' STEVEN IIPNDY
<br /> 1032 FiUFCL`Ati S"R.EE:
<br /> HTLO, HAWAII 55720
<br /> PH (8U8)y.)5-1397 ?'A?: (P~G8)935-6170
<br /> FACSIMILE TRANSb1IS5ION
<br /> DATE: June 10; 1998 C
<br /> TO: Hawaii COUllty COUriCll
<br /> Honorable Council. >Cembers
<br /> FF1U: 1~TG: )6u-3291
<br /> CC: Hilo Downtoum In,provemer,t hesociation
<br /> REP- Resolution 276-94
<br /> Downtown Hilo parking :'ax P~7cratorium
<br /> Not only am I in fa~~or of the resolution. to extend the moratorium,
<br /> T :could like to ask you consider total removal of all parking mercers and
<br /> desiynace on-street parking stalls as "Custom=r Parking Only"
<br /> Yes, I am a downtown Hi:C merchant and active member of the Hilo
<br /> D.I.A., however, I am also a customer of downto~•~n Hilo and taxpayer it
<br /> is as customer and taxpayer that you arc ,asked to consider my viewpo:.Ix.
<br /> With a great deal of alarn., I read racela news articles in which
<br /> con•.ments of both council n;arioera and ccnnty officials refer rn the
<br /> moratorium costing the Coant~~ a:~d tar:oavers ^lost revenue". If these
<br /> comments are true, their thir_king is c?eiinitelp skewed and not geared is
<br /> support of the taxpayers ti;e ~ ser~~e. E.:cuse me, please, bur wt,at
<br /> was actually Happening was tine taxpayer cad 7i1o customer was
<br /> being assessed a parking tax tahi~h ~:;as '~xrdl,~ sufficient to "subsidize"
<br /> public service employment in czder to coiLect the parking rax- with the
<br /> parking tax moratorium tine Co~,Ilay "ee.,;es"`_1:e taxpayer money and offers
<br /> the opportunity to red~~ce um~ecessary Cou~aty overhead.
<br /> Ir. support of removing Lhe -mere-<_~ aI: snowing full well, parking
<br /> ordinances still need to be _:nzorc_d, I' -:uld li};e you to consider
<br /> the °ollowiny comments.
<br /> Petuni enforcement tc the 9oii,.e ::hc, as I unda,-stand it, are
<br /> r25pOI181b1e fOr enfOrClny d11 parkl:7:J :'rd.aailG°_S COU_7t~f wide and receive
<br /> all parking enforcement re~,~er.us for ~:-:.nc., so. Bear in mind taxpayer
<br /> subsidized county meter personal are r,;:~.~»osed to enforrp mPrered
<br /> parking only with the Police er.fcrcicr X11 other parking limitations i?
<br /> Hilo. Even then, many of us 1,elieve C<~tn~~r~~ :-net°r' personnel rarely
<br /> took enforcement action. When rare ac!:i,cr.~.ras taken, it was usually
<br /> against customers and nevCr roe ~,no:<~_ chronic abuse by some do'rrntown
<br /> ovmer and worker.
<br /> 2. Do~•mto~~m Hilo custonura, itor> and raerchant~ are being
<br /> singled out and unjustl~,~ assessed par'<ing taxes. Where else in the
<br /> County, with exception o`_ thE- County and Seats Offices, is the public
<br /> assessed a par:{ing tax, Co va~,-k o:, l,ablic streets? Nor. ;n Waimea, Kailua-
<br /> xona, HOnokaa, nOC On B~ayan 1`~'P_, i10t ai, ' }le [.'171 verSl ty nOr
<br /> commeroial street frontage~~ G^:;-~:a'.:gre else on t.`_Ze island' So, why only
<br /> downtown Hilo? It's not fair-
<br /> in closing, while I thaa.c ,ou for to}:,.sc3 the time to visit
<br /> th-,;5 downtown Hilo onl}~ issue, ou r.._~,~izt: ...so consider trying not to
<br /> second guess our needs to rm.:,_!; and a.lo~-r d.,'~~ntown Hilo the opportunity
<br /> to be a little bit more se'~`~o-~.~0_nJ.n:,_ ':tn n~,ilht be surprised at what
<br /> happens . r halo ~ ~ ~ Oe~s 1~~.
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