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KA. LEO PO'E <br />"VOICE OF THE PEOPLE - <br />FOR A <br />EOPLE"FORA BETTER HA WA I! <br />965-8891 965-8657L_J 965-7699 <br />99 JUL 23 9 00 <br />July 20, 1999 <br />Mr. Curtis Tyler <br />Councilman <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Dear Mr. Tyler; <br />C <br />COUNjY a- HA1,A/,Ali <br />At the last Ka Leo Pote Council.meeting,on.July 11, 1999, your proposal <br />to raise the minimum property tax:from $25.00 to $100.00 per year was <br />discussed. Our coneensus..was..that all waste of taxpayers' money should <br />be identified and stopped before any tax_incr.ease is proposed. There are <br />almost daily reminders that this -has not been done. <br />It was further agreed..that before increasing the minimum property taxes, <br />the county should first..collect.the..property taxes from those who are <br />not paying their fair share. What are the -efforts to collect past due <br />taxes and how Effective are they? <br />And finally, the. County shoulduse aerial studies and mapping of the locat- <br />ion of permanent residences.so..,that.homes.built without building permits <br />might be identified. .If homes:have not been permitted, they have not <br />been assessed by -the County.. Those..people living in permanent residential <br />structures without going.through the permit process not only defy our <br />laws but fail to contribute.their fair share of annual property taxes based <br />on the assessed value of -their home. It seems unfair to ask more of those <br />already in compliance while those who willfully ignor our laws go without <br />consequence. <br />On the issue of the taxes .on lands overrun by lava, ;,erhaps the owners <br />should have the option of .keeping their property and paying the tax or • ®® <br />Comm. No. <br />File No. <br />j?ef. To: n n ioOQ <br />