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MAY-17-2002 10:51 PM ISLAND ART SUPPLY KONA 808 331 1936 p,®1
lvl~y 17, 2002
May®r ~Iars°y ICim and the Flawaii County Council
25 ~upuni Street ,~'c
I-4ilo, ICI 96740
Dear Sir's and Ma'arns,
Aloha. 1 attc~xded last night's public hearing in Iona acid felt a few thins
were not covered.
First...while I appreciate the members from Puna and Kilo coming to
I~ailua-I~®na f®r this event, I would like to thank IVIs. Pisicchio, Mr. 7Cyler,
Mr. Yagong, and 1VIr. Marionoff for snaking the trip to Milo ~L the tie.
Second...please renlen7.ber the srraall businesses. 'This increase gill hit the
small business owner twice, once at home and once at work, Many
businesses are sera ing as it is. `T`his could be the hit that makes shears give
up. VVe cannot handle addang these folks to the unemployment roster.
Third...r~aost homeowners errs totally unaware of the amount they pay in
property texts. It is added into the monthly anortgage payment and they
never know how r~.uch is allocated for taxes. There is a lot of coanplalaair~,g
now, but wait till everyone's mortgage payments go up. ®f course it will be
too late.
Fourth...very little is being done about the huge number of un-permitted
homes axed improvements. I spent 8 years in the real estate industry on the
13ig Island. I have seen hundreds, if not thousands of un-permitted homes,
structures and improvements. There is a lot of money to be found.
Finally, my last word on this issue...A[JI~I'T.
`hank you for you time.
Sincerely,
h a BVisenlaaz
Owner, Island Art Supply ~ kilo ~ Kona
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