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we want to have a plan approval, so that we can get concurrence from staff that what we are
<br />proposing addresses their concerns.
<br />GIFFIN: Okay. I had one more statement that I wanted to make, and maybe the applicant can
<br />correct me if I’m wrong, and it goes back to the question that the Chairman asked regarding the
<br />amount of material. And since we are only speaking about construction of gates -. Is that correct?
<br />MOOERS: That’s correct.
<br />GIFFIN: Okay, then, am I correct in assuming that you would be ordering or buying material for
<br />gates that you have a contract for, so therefore you would no longer be stockpiling or buying in
<br />excess of the contract that you are working on now, or as you have a contract? Is that correct?
<br />HANNEKEN: Well, generally, yes. When we have a project contracted, we buy the material for
<br />that project. Usually, I think most contractors, you know, if you have a project where you are going
<br />to need X amount of, you know, you are going to need 300 feet of pipe, it comes in the nearest
<br />length or something like that, you know, you may have more than what you need. So there will be
<br />certain amounts from time to time of different materials there in excess of what the project actually
<br />took when it was done.
<br />BOWMAN: But, may I, so all this material would be behind the berm. Because I guess maybe
<br />economically, I can see where you would like buying in bulk; I mean, I’m thinking logically, right,
<br />you get a better, what you are saying is sometimes you get a better price for, say, you need 300 feet
<br />but you get a better price for 500, so you buy 500, that kind of excess.
<br />HANNEKEN: Yes. Sometimes that will happen or, like I said, if a certain package, you know, you
<br />need five of something and a package is eight, you have three of something left over.
<br />BOWMAN: Yeah. But that will all be behind the berm out of sight.
<br />HANNEKEN: Yes, ma’am.
<br />BOWMAN: Okay, thank you.
<br />HOUSEL: When you have material left over from a job, what do you do with it?
<br />HANNEKEN: Depending on what it is, if it’s partial rolls, that get disposed of; otherwise, you
<br />know, it goes behind the berm into the storage area.
<br />BOWMAN: I just have a comment and this is because I never throw anything away, and when I
<br />heard it’s going to the dump, I went, oh. Have you ever considered Habitat For Humanity?
<br />Because they, I believe, they will give you a tax write-off for excess materials. That’s just
<br />something to consider. I don’t know if you -. Have you ever heard -?
<br />HANNEKEN: I’m not much aware of that program, but we can check that out, yes.
<br />BOWMAN: Okay. Because they have a store here in Kona. Just a comment.
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