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Gail Byrne, MSCE
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Waikoloa, Hawaii 96738
June 1, 2UU5
RE: thank you, Testimony in Support of Bill 78, and Criteria for Implementing
Aloha, Honorable Members of the County Council,
Thank you for working together to re-craft Bill 78 so that important funding for open
space is available sooner rather then later, I had planned on traveling to Hilo today to
testify in support of Bill 78 and to just say "thank you". Unfortunately, I was unable to
re-schedule a prior commitment.
With regard to implementing Bill 78, I think it would be most helpful if explicit criteria are
used to prioritize land for funding. Criteria for prioritizing land helps to make the decision
process transparent and easy to re-visit.
These criteria can be decided by each district and do not need to be the same, since
each district has its own needs, and certainly can be changed if it makes sense to do
so. I do not think the criteria need to be formally created or approved, but they do need
to be explicit and documented, so everyone understands why certain lands were
chosen.
Again, I wish I could be there today in-person to thank you for working together to help
establish an important tool which will be used to Create a legacy of open space and
economic opportunity for all future generations.
Sinftc//ereg7ly,
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