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Works, and I agree, and moving it somewhere where we take it completely out of any
<br />ability to subsidize it, or to help it, from the General Fund, and putting it in something
<br />that's totally self-contained. Gee, I really wonder if that's wise.
<br />SUMADA: In response to those comments, Commissioner, I think it's just a
<br />matter of perspective. You feel very strongly about what you just said, and having
<br />water stay in the mode they're in, however, if you want it to be, it can be combined. It's
<br />just a matter of perspective, and when you talk about treating water as a resource, on
<br />this side of the island, maybe there isn't a great concern, but on the other side of the
<br />island, you know, there is a great need, or rather it can be sold as a commodity as
<br />opposed to selling clean water to irrigate a golf course.
<br />SANTANGELO: Sure, and Jiro, again, I didn't want to get into the argument.
<br />RAY: John, let Jiro finish.
<br />SANTANGELO: I'm not arguing with him.
<br />SUMADA: So, I think it's just a matter of perspective and I don't know how the
<br />Charter will evolve, but our government, or our organization needs to, and we're going
<br />through the normal process, I think, of growth.
<br />SANTANGELO: I agree. And as far as wastewater, when there's a need for it,
<br />generally, free enterprise will come in and combine, and work that out. Again, I got into
<br />a part of it I said I shouldn't, and I did it anyway, so thanks.
<br />RAY: Any more questions? Gary.
<br />YOSHIYAMA: Couple of questions. I need a perspective here. Do your two
<br />departments work together on different kinds of projects? Have you in the past, are you
<br />currently working on some today? Could you give us some examples?
<br />PAVAO: The time that we would work with Sewer is, like, anytime that we
<br />would work with HELCO, The Gas Company, whatever. When we propose a project, we
<br />contact Sewer Department to ensure that their facilities are not going to be interrupted
<br />by the construction of our facilities. So, in that sense, we do coordinate planning and
<br />construction projects.
<br />YOSHIYAMA: In looking at the Charter, is there anything preventing a shifting of
<br />wastewater to the Water Department at this time, other than ordinance, getting the
<br />County Council?
<br />SUMADA: I would say not since the Public Works section of the Charter is
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