HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0675.493 2022-2024From: Hilo Beach House Inn
Sent: Thursday, August 20'202412:01 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Hawaii County Hearing unSTVRs
Aloha:
| have anInn iocmtodinresort zoning. | read Bill 121and | feet that any fee imposed onSTVRi000tadin
the Resort zoning is unfair, it should be $20 or something nominal instead of trying to extort more money
from us local entrepreneurs and that are paying exuberant taxes already for providing accommodations
in a resort zone property (110.25% TAT, 4% GET, County of Hawaii TAT 3%, plus high property
taxes). Because of our property's resort zoning we had to pay more for our mortgage since it was located
in a commercial zone unlike the illegal STVR Located in agricultural and resident zoning. We developed
and made use of our land the way it was intended according to the county master plan. Why should we
bepenalized for doing everything right?
The County of Hawaii should not be chasing us tocat business persons away by taxes us and our
businesses todeath. Instead the County should reward us for being diligent in purchasing our property
iD8resort zone, providing accommodations for visitors, and creating jobs for the local economy. Hotels,
Inns, small B&B's and Boutique Inns located in the resort zone should not have to pay anything more and
should be left out of these proposed amendments and permitting process. Orifapermit inrequired
there should be no charge for the business properties that have a legal right to operate in the resort zone.
Miss Hitt
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