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February 2, 2005 -
Chairman Safarik and Couneilmember's
Hawaii County Council ; .
25 Aupuni St.
Hilo, Hl 9G720 -
Re: Bill 25 (Draft 3} Affordable housing policy
Dear Sir,
I am writing in opposition of bill 25 as it now stands. I oppose Section I ]-5 (5)
"Pay in-lieu fees to the Agency". Developer past track record shows that this loophole
will be used to the detriment of the community. A developer will call this fee a part of
the cost of doing business, then raise the prices on their development and thereby push
housing cost further out of the reach of the average community member.
I urge you to either (1.) Raise the fees to a 110% cost of developing an affordable
housing site. (2.) Eliminate this provision and promote a mindset with developers that
they are a responsible key to a community•'s development program.
The rest of the bill supports these Ideas of developer responsibility and provides
many good options for them to follow. I might add that a push towards unity between
developers could cause some very nice community development to take place.
Remember the Big Island will always be all attractive place to live and good
developers wilt join in when an example of commitment to "community" is set by the
county and state planners. Special interest must be set aside. Affordable housing is a
generational and island wide problem.
Respectfully Submitted,
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