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March 19, 2007 TESTIMONY- Mon., Mar.19, 2007, 6 PM
COiJN"I"Y FINANCE COMMI'I'I'EE
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~ Finance Committee SHERATON KEAUHOU
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L01N1 RE: Proposed Operating azul Capital Budget:
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1. SWCD ADDITIONAL FUNDING - IN FAVOR
2. MAPPING FOR NORTH KONA -KINDLY INCREASE and
MAKE SEPARATE DESIGNATION OF $500,000 FOR NORTH'KONA
Chairman and Members of the Finance Committee,
Thank you for being in Kona to hear testimony. At the Match Meeting of the Kona Soil
and Water Conservation District, I was authorized by my fellow directors to testify before
you as a representative of the District. I am here to speak on two items on the Proposed
Operating and Capital Budget:
1. SWCD ADDITIONAL FUNDING - IN FAVOR We are in favor of the additional
$150,000 added to the line item for the six Soil and Water Districts on the Big
,V ~ Island. making the total $300,0()0. Las[ year tlrat amount was added from
• c.wm~ discretionary funds and has enabled Kona to hire a frill-lime Conservation Assistant
°od` . Now as a regulaz line item each district will annually receive $50,000. Thus we are
r"" s°""' better able to fulfill our mission to conserve soil and water.
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2. MAPPING FOR NORTH KONA -KINDLY INCREASE and MAKE SEPARATE
DESIGNATION OF $500,000 FOR NORTH KONA. We ask that you request an
increase by $500,000 in the amount allocated for Mapping. Presently $500,000 is th
the Budget jointly designated for Hilo and North Kona. We request that this amount
be doubled and that a specific designation of $SOQ,000 appear for North Kona and a
separate designation for Hilo. The FEMA mapping in North Kona is from 1984. As
we know, there is much development going on and we have recently had run-0ff and
flooding problems in the Waiaha Floodway azea of Holualoa
We hope $500,000 will be sufficient to do the job. Presently we understand from Galen
Kuba in Public Works [hat the mapping in South Kona is to be handled by some
$600,000 in last year's budge[, plus Federal cooperation with the Army Corps of
Engineers. Please send a message that the North Kona mapping is also a priority by
asking for the increase to $500,000.
Mahato for your attention to These two items in the Proposed Budget.
Sincerely,
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Ambika Kosada, f~ ~ W
Director, Kona Soil and Water Conservation District Comm. No. J
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Ref. Uate ~ 19 2007
Board of t>irectors
Red Cowell William °Skip" Cowell Ambika Kosada Robert Nelson Rick Robinson