HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0257.002 2012-2014 Murashige, Laura CO ? T o KR
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From: info @green247.org
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 11:44 AM ZOO HAY 13 PM 1 02
To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: I oppose Comm. 257
1 pay the property tax for Tax Map Key 3-1-3-009-023, the Property. Wild pigs have
:ovpletely demolished all food crops grown on the Property, except for the avocado trees
that were recently planted. All mature avocado trees produce fruit that has been rejected
by local grocers. The County has done nothing to eradicate the pigs. Yet, the County
expects me to come up with food security, food independence and property taxes.
Of the Property, the County provides no water, no sewer, no trash rollection, no bus, ho
:.ect rici t y, no phone line, no cable, n. ree of the services needed to pay the property tax.
`I '. f:, mold, rust, weeds and pests make a_l crops difficult to grow on the Property.y,. M`.._ t
he Propertyis native forest on rocky soil with scattered wild flowers . The -Ho'
andoned sugar plantation from which the soil has been removed. The County Las performed
soil mitigation and no restoration . Yet, the County expects me to restore the soil and
e: t so that I can pay property tax.
The -roperty is in Lava Zone 1 . The activity of the Kilauea volcano is unpredictable.
eteclication of the coqui eradication loan sprayer program decimated the coqui noise, but
-emporarily. After extensive inquiry, I have been informed that there are no plans to
cv' _de econom=:.c, opportunity that would increase the value of the Property. The banks
: use tc mortgage the Prop erty for more than zero dollars, the amount the banks think the
.) Y is worth.
ighbo:r is paying no property tax on 39 ao es . That ag zone property is TMK
-1 09-017 . Hod are they gettin.. a 0130, 7 )0 Land exemptfmn and a 366, 600 building
it the government paid �� � fai r : _� o� � °�p sr tax, :hen t the '_a 1 _n'som-
. _ :n. , rcperty fax would reflect reality.
if reliable sources have informed me that the most recent sale of nearby proper ', et 10'2
d des went up for auction. The best bid was apprcximatei. 3. ✓5f per acre. To the best of my
inewidge, no other nearby property ;'t comparable size has sold in the cufrent e_.en. my.
Hz. Ay.b has not produced the requested proof of any sa:.e. 1 am informed that the buyer
. t . relines the market value in the current economy. The County refused to assess Pahoa
m _got. 1-A- 7, Tax Map Key 3-1-3-009-023, at $62, 000. The County seems to coerce and
stewards into distressed sales .
r„pc r !:y tax should be decreased, not increased.
-ninly at:t rm that 7:,e above facts are true to the best of my knowledge and belief on
Mw 13, .7013, Pahoa, Hawaii, by
ificietri Creed, Member
Gardens PLC
Pahua Kalapana Road
io , 11I 96776
Comm. No. ?5 7, 2
Ref. To: pi pc.-
1 Ref. Date MAY 14 Z013