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From: elwell@ilhawaii.net -'~_.1 lif~tl J~~ '~i'~~ C' '
Sent: Monday, april 18, 2005 8:04 aM
To: Jacobson, Bob
Subject: Support for Bills 78/79
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Dear Councilman 7acobson
This e-mail is to express our strong support for Bills 78 and 79, on
Public access and preservation of Natural aesources. ask anyone in Ka u
what issue they would like to see the Council support, it is the
initiative to preserve our coastline. Unless funds are made available as a
Bond or as a precent of taxes to buy the coastal land, it will be lost
forever. Ka u's coastline is the last unspoiled coastline anywhere on the
four major islands of Hawaii. This is one legacy we can give the next
generation.
other counties have taken the lead to use some of the revenue from rising
property taxes to preserve unspoiled areas still undeveloped. Why not
Hawaii County? on Maui, the community was polled and there was
overwhelming support to set aside a few % of revenue for land
preservation. If people in this county were polled, the result would be
the same. Please ask the Council to show vision and leadership by setting
aside funds for real preservation of unspoiled land, our most precious
resource. If not used this way, the Mayor will likely use the extra funds
to appoint more bureaucrats.
a Bond to provide a one time purchase of coastal land is also very
appropriate. This would almost certainly be matched by the State and the
Federal Government and it would impress eveyone if the council took a lead
to set aside specific funds for purchase of unspoiled land.
Dennis & Marge elwell
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