HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0773.082 2008-2010Murashige, Laura
From: claudia ziroli [cziroli @yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 7:54 PM t Ft,G fall 7 c
To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us _
Subject: Fuel Tax Revenues, Resolution 321 -10 August 2 Council meeting C O. i , ,j,
Attachments: Council Testimony.doc
I have attached my testimony document and have included it in text below, for the County Council
meeting , Monday, August 2, 2010.
Thank you very much,
Claudia Coyl
Honorable Council Members,
50 years later...
8/2/2010
Page 1 of 2
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Testimony regarding Resolution 321 -10, is an attempt to delineate unclear language
in the current Fuel Tax Revenues guidelines. Resolution 321 -10 (Grant -in -Aid
program for private road maintenance) will help to correct the irrational and unequal
and assignment of fuel tax revenues. Hundreds of miles
of roads are used daily by police, fire and emergency medical vehicles, school
busses and county elder transportation as well as thousands of personal vehicles —
all of which are paying the fuel tax on every gallon of gas purchased.
Puna, Hawaii's fastest growing residential district is largely comprised of
"Substandard Nonconforming Subdivisions ". Hawai' i County routinely approved
speculative, unrestricted developments created between 1958 and 1962 in Puna,
Kaiu and South Kona. When the County of Hawaii realized the full force of the
error made in allowing the development and sale of properties without
infrastructure; (such as roads...) The Hawai'i Planning Commission attempted to
close a gaping loophole in rampant land speculation by enacting a Land Use Law.
In 1962, the day before the law went into effect, no less than 42 new subdivisions
with 3,500 Tots were approved by the Hawaii Planning Commission! The Land Use
Law was seen by politicians, business leaders and the public as a serious detriment
to the economic growth and development of the Big Island. There were both political
and public business interests providing substantial support of large- scale,
unrestricted development of substandard lots.*
It is time to address the inequities of road conditions in Hawai'i County!
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It is time to take responsibility for those earlier decisions to develop rural Hawai'i
County!
It can be done with little or no impact upon taxpayers by allowing the use of surplus,
carry -over funds from Fuel Tax Revenues. Please support Resolution 321 -10.
* Data excerpted from Land and Power in Hawaii, George Cooper, Gavin Dawes.
Resolution 321 -10 will clarify the current language to allow subdivisions and
Community Associations to apply for surplus highway funds. These funds could be
used for grading and aggregates, paving, striping, signage and lighting.
Improvements like these are imperative in terms of safety for police, fire department
vehicles and ambulances, school buses, public transportation as
well as improved emergency evacuation routes.
The beneficial outcome for improvements would be increased safety, higher
property values and real estate desirability, and increased tax values.
Resolution 321 -10 is a win -win!
Respectfully Submitted, Claudia Coyl, Mountain View, Hawai'i
8/2/2010
Page 2 of 2
Allowing Hawai'i County subdivisions to apply for funding to improve roadways will
help our communities to grow stronger by providing significantly safer roads.
Resolution 321 -10 will help to build more desirable communities, creating higher
property values and a higher property tax base.
Honorable Council Members,
Testimony regarding Resolution 321 -10, is an attempt to delineate unclear
language in the current Fuel Tax Revenues guidelines. Resolution 321 -10
(Grant -in -Aid program for private road maintenance) will help to correct the
irrational and unequal and assignment of fuel tax revenues. Hundreds of miles
of roads are used daily by police, fire and emergency medical vehicles, school
busses and county elder transportation as well as thousands of personal vehicles
— all of which are paying the fuel tax on every gallon of gas purchased.
Puna, Hawaii's fastest growing residential district is largely comprised of
"Substandard Nonconforming Subdivisions ". Hawai'i County routinely approved
speculative, unrestricted developments created between 1958 and 1962 in Puna,
Ka'u and South Kona. When the County of Hawai'i realized the full force of the
error made in allowing the development and sale of properties without
infrastructure; (such as roads...) The Hawai'i Planning Commission attempted to
close a gaping loophole in rampant land speculation by enacting a Land Use
Law. In 1962, the day before the law went into effect, no less than 42 new
subdivisions with 3,500 lots were approved by the Hawai'i Planning Commission!
The Land Use Law was seen by politicians, business leaders and the public as a
serious detriment to the economic growth and development of the Big Island.
There were both political and public business interests providing substantial
support of large- scale, unrestricted development of substandard lots.*
50 years later...
It is time to address the inequities of road conditions in Hawai'i County!
It is time to take responsibility for those earlier decisions to develop rural Hawai'i
County!
It can be done with little or no impact upon taxpayers by allowing the use of
surplus, carry-over funds from Fuel Tax Revenues. Please support Resolution
321 -10.
" Data excerpted from Land and Power in Hawai'i, George Cooper, Gavin Dawes.
Resolution 321 -10 will clarify the current language to allow subdivisions and
Community Associations to apply for surplus highway funds. These funds could
be used for grading and aggregates, paving, striping, signage and lighting.
Improvements like these are imperative in terms of safety for police, fire
department vehicles and ambulances, school buses, public transportation as
well as improved emergency evacuation routes.
The beneficial outcome for improvements would be increased safety, higher
property values and real estate desirability, and increased tax values.
Resolution 321 -10 is a win -win!
Allowing Hawai'i County subdivisions to apply for funding to improve
roadways will help our communities to grow stronger by providing significantly
safer roads. Resolution 321 -10 will help to build more desirable communities,
creating higher property values and a higher property tax base.
Respectfully Submitted, Claudia Coyl, Mountain View, Hawai'i