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rte testimony on Bill 78 - in fayor.txt <br /> t=rom: john Schinnerer [john@eco-living net] l~; }'ii ~ ~ 1 <br /> sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 12:08 PM <br /> ro: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Cc: 7acobson, Bob; 5afarik, Gary; planning@co.hawaii.~i~,.us; <br /> cohmayor@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Subject: Re: testimony on Bill 78 - in favor <br /> Aloha members of the Hawaii County Council, Mayor Kim, and Planning <br /> Director Yuen, <br /> I am writing to testify in favor of Bill 78. <br /> I fully support establishment of a land protection fund for Hawaii <br /> County, and I support doing so by using a 2% dedication of current <br /> County real property tax revenue for land protection. <br /> It makes excellent sense to use revenue from privatization of land to <br /> fund acquisition of public land. <br /> As excessive and excessively rapid development increasingly overwhelm <br /> the best of our best lands, this is an essential step to help save as <br /> much as possible of what is left for the public good. <br /> Similar measures have worked well on other islands in Hawaii, and will <br /> work well here also. <br /> Please vote to pass Bill 78. <br /> mahalo, <br /> john Schinnerer <br /> HC2 Box 6482 <br /> Kea'au, HI 96749 <br /> 982-6529 <br /> john Schinnerer - MA, whole Systems Design <br /> - Eco-Living - <br /> <br /> whole Systems Design Services <br /> People - Place - Learning - Integration <br /> jJohn@eco-liviny.net <br /> http://eco-living.net <br /> Comm. No. Zi0 .2. <br /> Page 1 Ref. To: etese~Ni <br /> Ref. Uote APR___~ <br /> 9~ <br /> <br />