HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0739.012 2020-2022 REEDS BAY RESORT HOTEL, LTD. , 17 �
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From: Donald Inouye, President. ate 222 MAY" 17
TO: The Hawaii County Council
Subject: The attached is submitted in support of BILL 156.
I, Donald Inouye, president of Reeds Bay Resort Hotel, Ltd. located on Banyan
Drive, support Bill 156, relating to only certain property classifications in real
property tax evaluations. This bill is in consideration of fixing the assessment by
the county's evaluation by no more than 15 percent than the previous year's
assessed value for the property.
THE FOLLOWING ARE MY REASONS FOR SUPPORT FOR BILL 156.
[1] The decreasing df tax rate for the hotel/resorts and golf courses of $11.55
to a lower tax rate of $11.10 will be a difference of only 45 cents ($.45) as
being recommended by our mayor. This will only be $144.42 budget
savings each month from this year's 2022 assessment of $3,848,100. This
year's (2022) assessment is a 115% increase over last years of$1,785,800.
[2] This 115% increase in the total real property assessment this new year
means that my property tax bill for year will add another $23,820 to my bill
of $20,626 from last year. This is an increase of 115%, making it now a total
of $44,446 for the year.
[3] The tax bill this 4ew year, 2022 will now be $44,446. The added new
tax increase of $23,820 is very unexpected along with the other hotels, who
have also received high increase. This increase adds $1,985 to my monthly
budget.
[4] The decrease of the 45 cent ($.45) tax rate would lessen my budget burden
by $144.42 per month from an amount of $1,985 to $1,840.58, but my total
property tax annually is a big $44,446. This increase, 115% in assessment
does not help and I have filed a formal appeal.
[5] The maximum 15% increase per this Bill 156 would be a manageable
situation for this"year's current excessively real property assessed
valuation. The 15% valuation increase limit would be $267,765 from last
year's assessment of$1,785,800 and combining the two figures we have
$2,053,565 assessment for a new year. This year's assessment Comm. No
was an excessively high of $3,848,100. e
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Rei. Date MAY 1 7 2022
[6] 1 hope that explanation has been successful in consideration for passa el
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