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From: Chuck Clark [candjclark @hawaii.rr com]
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Subject: 2% Land Fund
Sent:
MY TESTIMONY to the HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL- As you know the charter commission has been
meeting since January. Many of the 2% supporters have attended almost every meeting. We are
very frustrated. Over 100 people sent emails to the commission and at 100 people took time out of
their busy lives to show up and testify in front of the commission. All of these voters testified about
a 2% Land Fund, not a >% Land Fund and not a 1% Land Fund.
We ask that you recommend that the charter commission reinstate the 2% amount, as voters
approved by 63% in 2006. People in your districts are upset that you cut the 2% deposits for 2 years.
This will be a campaign issue for the 2010 campaign season.
Please recommend that the charter commission include the following in their proposed charter
amendment CA -15 The Land Fund:
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1. The amount that shall be deposited at least twice per year shall be 2% of property taxes
including penalties and interest.
2. The land Fund shall be an Interest bearing account. We heard testimony that the Finance
department does this anyway, but unless it is in the legislation this is not a requirement.
3. Land Fund monies shall be used for acquisition only and not for development or maintenance
of properties.
4. To protect the lands purchased by taxpayers money, we must have a clause to protect these
lands from'being resold. This clause that shall run with the land and be recorded as part of
the Deed on all past and future purchases: "This property was purchased with monies from the
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund. It shall be held in
perpetuity for the use and enjoyment of the people of Hawaii County. This land may not be
sold, mortgaged, traded or transferred in any way." This is necessary because we have seen
that the State sells off conservation land in the regular course of business. Who's to say that
the county won't start selling land to balance their budget? A good case in point is the sale of
the Hamakua Sugar lands.
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Mahalo-
H. Chuck Clark
73 -4404 Punawele Street
Kailua Kona, Hi 96740
4/19/2010
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