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April 13, 2024 <br /> To: Leeward Planning Commision <br /> Re: Bill 121 <br /> From: Bonnie J Geiger <br /> 88 Makakai PI <br /> Hilo, HI <br /> My Position: Opposed to Bill 121 <br /> Background: I am an 83 year old, recently widowed female on a fixed income and own a <br /> handicapped accessible home in which I have lived for 24 years. I would prefer to remain here <br /> and not have to move, but do need additional income to deal with continued maintenance etc. <br /> I have a Short Term Rental in my home. In 2023 1 paid to the County and State $3056 in taxes. In <br /> checking with 2 other properties on my one block street I discovered that we 3 paid a total of <br /> $14692 in State and County sales and Tourism taxes. Multiply this by the number of STIR <br /> properties and this becomes a significant source of revenue for both the County and State. If <br /> you pass Bill 121, will you still get that revenue? In my case you won't. <br /> Why do I oppose Bill 121: <br /> 1. The paper registration process and fee structure is onerous for the legitimate business <br /> owner and creates another clerical issue for the county. <br /> 2. You are devaluing my property by taking away my existing property rights. <br /> 3. 1 am fortunate to have off street parking but this is a County wide issue and not just for <br /> STR's. I have surfers parking on my street because the county hasn't planned for any real <br /> parking solution for them. Are you going to outlaw them? Also, neighbors with <br /> multilevel families living there have multiple vehicles, several of those cars are now <br /> parked on the street. Are you going to outlaw them? How are you even going to know <br /> which are STIR vehicles and which are neighborhood cars? <br /> I respectfully request that you oppose Bill 121 in it's entirety. <br />