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t ~ From: 7,eo Crivello, Pxesii3cnt, Papaikou Colum'._ii l ~sociation
Ada Kala~i, Vice President, Papaikou Cortw a:nny Association
May Navaho, Secretary, Papaikou Coliun ::n~; ~ ? ssociation '
YO Box 45
Papaikou, Hawaii 96781
Phone - 964-5352
AE: BILL NO. 193 - AN ORDINANCE Ah1S-~'1 H'« ~ ~ 114PTLkt'_' 1-36-1 OF THC
tIAW AI] COLtiTY CODE '.983 (1995 EDLTIO~'~ j :-1 ! _~tT:'~G I'O w'ASlEW:1 TT.R
SGILVTCF Ci-LARGE R4TG).
Council Chair ekmkaki and Members of the I-lot•nii C :':nn' (otmcil:
we are residents of Papaikou end would like to t ~s. I ,_.airst BiLI No. 193. tF e nro
extremely cotrcerned about the proposed chanee=;~ r~l:.cae: rates- P9rile arc
tmderstand tha; [here ate ope[etion, maintenar:.c. a .~Imirist; alive needs tdtich have co
be met in order to support our wastewater facili'ies ~ feel that Bill No. 193 is °.ndair and
mijcst to our community members. Please corr;i~:e- .r fnllow'urg:
1. the sewer rates were increased less tl•.an : , use :dYeclice 7t1 9i, !
Those of us who were already on the pha.tz nr er s}'stem have had to '
make adjustments in our household brdpet-. e stet- paying £18.OQ per _
month; now we're pa}ing S20.00 per nui ti . !hose of us W'ho are nesti -
users of the wastewater system (soe st'e ra on rzs:.pooi before)
have had to make a bigger adjustment io hau;ei,o!d'oudgets,
That means before 7!1197 we wem pa i:r; Loll.n s 7>er mondt Cot -
sewuge fees, now we are pavhr~ 520,G~7~~.^ r_ ~rgh tiev< }rou are
proposing to increase that to 525.00 fe, ,n~ n GI, Al e don't
believe that this is fair.
Papaikou homeowners ut Silvertar. Acdrr' ',:uieton. and Shut Cau:ps
recently hooked up to the Cowrty sen di PJam~ of the residents base
paid for their hookups, some arc still eorlr ~ n,:, to i.a}'. 'Chis was wish 4 }cm~s
advanee notice. AQany ofthe homeov. ner~ .ir_ cldel Is and on a fixed mco:m_.
Mane are single or couples who have li•, ~ nll dreir lives. R'e feel drat an
increase m sewer fees es nronosed sn_nul,rt c__ rr hie &nancial hardsh~ur. them.
Febmarv 13, 1998 (Council Chair Arakeki. Rc: ln.: .'~I sayer rates
3. Tha amended oedvtanceaffective 7; L v~ t n ~ •o~r old. Eliminating the
"consumption fee" at this time world be t; e~;. i o•g •.+nhout studying the long
term benefits of the plan. Let Public s.','o: = r; u, s~ith other soiut'ions
and alternatives in the meantime, and I^0' _ ~ • r::u~ some choices or, hose
to resolve this matter. Let the people oho at ~ ~n ins ~',=stass~ster system hui a
their input be: Anse ue don t helios e tha r ^ , _ t Ana only solo io,.
4s dte ordinance stands the ue,xt rate i 1 ~ d for 11 99, ;md} ~ ~
could be conducted in Januar} 1998 b... _ i . ~e~o,d ha ~c had cJ ~
1-111 pears to scud}' the pros and cons 'f ' ' f~~:r•.•ix a3 i[ ?e~~ stands.
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4, Ne snoogh oppose House Bdl ~ 9 ~ e: i ?r,:- a to o'a:~ semcr n: 6s~d Pra$entea Co ~NUCr
fficome and penalizes homeow net s'h rot ~a nlp[ion users i[ I:e st Ater KeP. 44~.'~~ ~ t
s stern. Ne arc willine to our t n_, _ - o: mamtatnit
wastessatc:~system, but~wate not a'ilitr~ ~nehods else s cost 4~xQ. ?h+Ye~~g
(0 :13/98 15:40 $808 964 6352 ' GAEL ~~\.aRRO ,A y
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~ ~ ~ - 'February 13 1998 (Counml C__}l air Arai.aki. Re. 7ncrcased sewer rates
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3. The amended ordinance eFfective`7/li9 i ~~s riot a year old. ElimnratiuQ the
"consumption fee" at this~time would be ~emature without studying Ure long
term benefits of the plan: Let Public Ay'orks ~_oine up with other solutions
and alternatives in the meantime, and prey
;dz tis with some choices on how
to resolve this matter. Let the people ~~'ho ans on the wastewater system have
their input because we don't believe that tl is is die best and only solution.
~ .As the ordinazice stands the next rate increase is scheduled for 71ll99. A study
could be conducted ht January 1998 because ?Mien we would have had a full
L1i2 years to study the pros and cons of the ordinance as it now stands.
4. We strongly oppose House Bill 193 becau~:e it is uuFair to our seniors on fixed
income and penalizes homeowners who s'r low constunption users of dle water
system.. ~Ve are willin~o_pay out fair shay of the cost of maintaining our
wastewater system, but we are not willio, to pay somebody else's cos[!
Thank you for your consideration of our cnn. ems.
Dale tci W~-''-1
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