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CONFORHAWAII.COM
14 September, 2011
Dear Mr. Yagong
Once again, our Hawaii County Council is ready to make our lives
harder and more expensive.
This time, it is by a new law demanding an additional $4400 to
$7000 tax for each newly built house as an "impact fee ". This is in
addition to their many controversial and unnecessary new building
code changes that will add potentially $25,000 to each new home
cost. "It's a necessary tool to bring needed services and infrastructure
to deserving communities like mine" stated Councilwoman Smart. Yet
the biggest need for infrastructure is in the private subdivisions where
42% of us live and most new houses are built, and where the county
is forbidden by law to spend public monies.
All this tax will do is make affordable housing that more out of
reach for those who can least afford it already. But maybe that's their
whole point, to drive people away. What's next, "impact fees" for each
live birth?
It is apparent that our council never misses an opportunity to take
money from the people, raise our cost of living higher and make our
lives more difficult.
When was the last time they passed a law that lowered our costs of
living, or made our lives easier? Maybe never. Especially in these
severe economic times, the last thing we need is a county
government that just doesn't "get it ".
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Walter Moe, Pres.
Edward Gutteling, VP
966 -5420 waltermoe @gmail.com
HCR 1 Box 5029
Keaau CH 196No49 'To , i g
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Ref. Date SEP 21 2011