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Steven R. Fassbender, 25 AUpllnl Street
Presitlent Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Terri Markovich, RE~ Bill 77 (relating to landfill closure and Materials Recovery Facility)
Vice-Presitlent
counney A. Murrill, Aloha Council members,
Treasurer
I am writing to you to comment on Bill 77. Thank-you for including our concerns,
srepnanie Hines, outlined in communication 272.03, on the agenda.
Secretary
As you know, additional information has been received since Bill 77 first surfaced.
Angie Baker We do support the intent of the Bill to allow the Administration to take care of essential
funding requirements on a timely basis.
Nick Beming We also note, however, that during the Finance Committee meeting, information
Jerry Daniels was lacking on the details for the intended distribution of the $10 million being requested.
Fortunately, the committee members asked many questions for clarification. Thanks to
Bob Hillier
Ms. Leithead Todd for her amendment identifying $500,000 for the Materials Recovery
Wayne Knapsted Facility.
Catherine Morgan In support of our concern for informed decision-making, I am enclosing a copy of a
newspaper article that appeared in the Hawaii Tribune Herald the morning after the
Margaret Pahio committee meeting. Imagine my surprise when I found a detailed list (reasonable, I might
Anne St. Johns add) of funding requirements for the subjects under discussion. According to the HTH
author, Kevin Dayton, the information was obtained from Harry Takahashi.
If in fact, these are the funding requirements ($7 million for the Hilo Landfill
Laurel Dekker,
Executive Director closure, $1.5 million for West Hawaii additional hauling, $500,000 for the materials
Jeli rnrner, c.P.A. recovery facility and the remaining $1 million possibly for Kealakehe fires7) please adopt
Asst. Treasurer an amendment indicating so. Then we all know where the money will go and Bill 77 is
warranted.
Thank-you for the opportunity to address this bill.
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Panel OKs landfill appropriation
A $10 million appropriation to close the Hilo landfill and to deal
with the legal problems at the Puuanahulu landfill won preliminary
approval from the County Council Finance Committee on Tuesday,
Federal regulations require the county to close the Hilo landfill at
the end of this year, although the county is asking for permission to
keep the facility open at least until October 1998.
About $7 million of the money is tentatively earmarked for clos-
ing the landfill, and another $1.5 million is being set aside to allow
the county to cope with landfill problems in West Hawaii.
The state Supreme Court ruled in February the oounty contract
with Waste Management of Hawaii Inc. to operate the Puuanahulu
landfill is illegal. That decision could force the county to c1osC the
Puuanahulu landfill.
If that happens, the county may have [o haul 200 tons of garbage
each day from West Hawaii to the Hilo landfill. The $1.5 million is
earmarked help the county load and haul the trash if need be.
County~Finance Director Harry Takahashi said some of that mon-
ey may also be used to figure out a way to finally put out the stubborn
fires that have been smoldering under the closed Kealakehe landfill.
Another $500,000 is to be used to design a materials recovery
facility to allow for mass recycling and to reduce the flow of recy-
clable waste into [he county landfills.