HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0208.059 2004-2006 In support of Bill 78 for a land preservation fund
Hawau County Council 9 AM May 4. 2005 REC~YVIEy~ ~
Crory Harden PO 8ox'10265, Hlo 96721 mh a~interpac net 968-8965 Vims_Zi~~~. g
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Responses to comments mach about the land fund- County Council
-Waif til~ si.uvey of potential prrvate donors rs fin,shed
'Nhether there are lots of potential donors, or few, we need a fund in place, ready±o accept
money from many sources prrvate donors and government furnds
`Use existing mechanrsms bke zoning Laws and bonds'
This maq not be fast enough when a parcel comes up for sale
?he ounty down t have enough money to buy a significant amount of land. A dedicated fund
'or land preservation mill bnng in other money to hell: us.
County money should c7nly be used for rrrfrastnicture
Open spaces would mcl~_ide watersheds that protect water for drinking and swunming and
Narks that encourage positroe act~viries ter youth and adults. We need these as much as we
need firefighters police and road.-,
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f~he land is mast bemq sold and built up
The population of our island went up ?7% from 198G to 2004. O% in just the past tour
vea!s
Tne number of people per square mile on our island .rvent up 36% from ?99o to
2004 -tf~~e highest rate of all islands.
The number of VBCant land Sales on our island went up 8O% in 2004
in Puna. up 114%
about 4500 building permits were issued on our island in 2003. The previous record
:vas about 4900 in ?989.
We can't wait Please act now to preserve our land
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