HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0183.086 2006-2008 78-630 Ihilani Pl
Kailua Kona
Hawaii 96740
Councilman Pete Hoffman
Chairman,
Hawaii County council
Re: Bill 55, Draft 2, Kailua Village Business Improvement District No. 1
Dear Chairman Hoffmann,
I strongly urge you to support the establishment of the Kailua Village
Business Improvement District No. 1. for the future betterment of this
community.
I have been a resident of Kailua Kona for over 20 years and have been concerned at the
ongoing deterioration of the Kailua Village area. I do appreciate that there is a limit to the
level of services that the County can provide under the existing Tax structure and believe that
the Business Improvement District concept does represent a logical and proven approach to
making the necessary improvements that will restore the village to an acceptable and
reasonable condition.
I currently occupy a business office with a window to Sarona Road and use a parking lot with
access from this road. I would stop short of saying that I consider some of the people and
their activities in this (Sarona rd) area a personal risk to me, however many of the activities
are certainly illegal, some of the people are certainly loud, offensive/obscene and threatening,
and the trash they leave in the area is quite unattractive.
I understand that the late night activities are much worse.
We have a tourism driven economy and this is likely to remain so for some time. It would
seem that the activities in and around Sarona Road are mirrored elsewhere in the village and
that this situation is getting worse. It will not be very long before the reputation of Kailua
village will severely detract from appeal to tourists and local people alike and it will be
avoided. In fad I understand that this has already happened.
I believe that the Waikiki and Fort Street Mall models clearly show that the Improvement
district concept does work to reverse this unacceptable trend and can return Kailua Village to
what we would all like to see.
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