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From: "Council Testimony" <counci/testimony@co.hawaii.hi.us>
To: hawaiicountycouncil@yahoo.com
Subject: FW: Bill 231
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:56:25 -1000
From: Charles Flaherty [mailto:oneheart@aloha.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 11:28 AM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Cc: Pilago, K. Angel; Ford, Brenda; Jacobson, Bob; Hoffmann, Pete
Subject: Bill 231
Welina mai members of the Mawai'i County Council,
The Planning Director and I have reached agreement on an amendment to Bill 231 which I believe will allow the
best bill to be brought forth for your consideration.
In addition, I met with Mayor Kim last Wednesday morning in Hilo and I can tell you that the mayor supports the
agreement and the planned amendment.
We are all committed to communicating the planned amendment to this Council so that you will be able to
formally consider it at your next meeting.
The planned amendment will allow community-based Corridor Advocacy Groups and/or the Planning
Department to petition the Council to initiate a scenic corridor. The County Council will then be able to ask the
Corridor Advopcy Group and/or the Planning Department to prepare the Corridor Management Plan.
Also, the planned amendment will conform with the stated intentions for the State Scenic Byways Program,
whereas the current version of Bill 231 does not
I am aware of the pending motion before this Council to approve Bill 231 in its curent form.
I hope you will agree that any legislation which encourages and ensures public and community participation with
its government and which provides the maximum number of opportunities for funding is preferable to legislation
that does not.
I hope this Council will agree that there is sufficient reason to defer Bill 231 to allow Gme for an amendment to be
brought forth that will provide this Council and the general public with the greatest opportunity for a successful
scenic byways program.
Sincerety,
Charles Flaherty
Gomm. Ho. 2 •3
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