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SENT V1A FACSIMILE AND MAIL
September 23, 7.005
Stacy Higa
County Council Chair
County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Honorable Chair and Members of the Council,
In 2001, Hawaii Island Economic Development Board was able to secure funding from Congress to
establish a community development model for renewable resource management by upgrading solid waste
convenience centers into community recycling centers.
The Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce is thrilled that the community - businesses_ governmental
agencies, non-profits, schools, volunteers, and most importantly the pwple -have come together to
develop a strong reuse and recycling program on the Big Island.
A "new' landfill will take more than 5 years to reach the implementation Process; a waste reduction
technology alternative also is several years away from implementing.
The Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce supports a reloadlsort station in East Hawaii to assist in the
Environmental Managements overal3 plan for waste management for Hawaii Island. We need this
implemented now; further delays will be devastating for our island community. The impact on our already
taxed roads, if forced to haul rubbish from East Hawaii to West Hawan we feel is not an option to
consider, not mentioning the noise, pollution and costing to our island residents.
An East Hawaii reload i sort station will make a difference in extending the life of the East i-lawaii
landfill, and support further job creations in recycling and reuse. Please consider and move forwazd
approval for the sort station for Eas[ Hawaii.
Yours sincer~ely~,,,, /
Enc von Platen Luder
President ~2 S ~ ,
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