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I GV LV V! I I.JUCI IIIV WII IiUIIOULIUII f\Vllt] UVU-JLJ-GL.`l/ 'J,1 ~~~'ll\ID~C~ COLL.E.CTION ttawaElaw Rugs 74-5599 Luhia St. Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 (808) 329500 fax (808) 329-2297 indichkona@aol.com www.hawaiianrugs.com To: Dominick Yagong, Chair, Hawaii County Council Committee on Finance May name is Barbara DeFranco, Manager of the hidich Collection Hawaiian Rug Store on Luhia Street in Kailua Kona, and I support Ordinance (Comm. 183: Bill 55) to establish the Kailua Village Business Improvement District. It is important to enhance the quality of life within Kailua Village by providing a clean and safe environment m which everyone can enjoy. Creating a Village with a "sense of place" of Hawaii embracing the connection to the culture and understanding the history of this Village is important to move forwazd in restoring this Village to a place where we all can be proud of and the visitors will appreciate. We at Indich Collection are willing to participate financially toward this endeavor. As we address the Village, one of the concern azeas is the enforcement of the County Ordinance cun'ently in place for Signage. I find that when an infraction occurs no one in the County addresses the problem. We need to begin enforcing the laws before we begin the master plan of the Village. In fact, I Snd that most businesses do not understand that we have an Ordinance for signage. I propose that the County and the Kona Kohala Chamber of Commerce send out information via a-mail, newsletters, etc. to share the "Sign code ordinance". If businesses begin to support this ordinance now, it will be easier for them to conform to the new Village Improvement District Master Plan_ Funds raised by taxpayers of this district will come back directly to the District and programs and services will be managed by members of the District and that all records and accountability will be open to public scrutiny. Sincerely yours, Barbara DeFt~an~ Manager Indich Collection 808 329-6500