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WILLIAM H. COOPER I~A~ JUN 7 PIS 2 18
73-4398 HAWAII BELT ROAD,
KAII,UA-KONA, HAWAII 96740 COUNl'r C;l_Ei'K
COUNTY Or HAW,411
,TUNE 7, 1999 VIA FAX
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
HAWAII COUNTY BUII.DING
25 AUPUNI STREET
HII.O, HAWAII 96720
RE PROPOSED HOMEOWNER REAL PROPERTY TAX RATE
DEAR SIRS-
I AM APPOSED TO ANY PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE HOMEOWNER REAL
PROPERTY TAX RATE FROM ITS CURRENT RATE OF $4.45 PER $1,000 NET
VALUATION. THE COST OF LIVING, IN HAWAII, IS ALREADY TOO HIGH,
.AND ANY TAX RATE INCREASE WOULD PLACE AN INCREASED BURDEN
ON HAWASIAN HOMEOWNERS- T FEEL THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD FIND
OTI~R WAYS TO INCREASE REVENUES AND/OR DECREASE EXPENDITURES.
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY WANT TO KEEP IN MIND THEIIt RESPONSIBILITIES
TO THOSE WHO ELECTED THEM TO THEIR CURRENT COUNCIL POSITIONS.
PERHAPS, CORRECTING THE CURRENT INEQUITY OF AN INSUFFICIENT
MINIMUM REAL PROPERTY TAX OF $25 WOULD BE APPROPRIATE COUPLED
WITH A DECREASE IN CURRENT SPENDING AND WAS'T'E THAT EXISTS IN T'HE
COUNTY BUDGET. I SAY IT'S TIME TO "SHARPEN YOUR PENCILS", NOT TAX.
RESPECTFULLYSUBNIITTED,
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WII.LLAM H. COOPER, HOMEOWNER
Comm. No. 2 0 /b
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Ref, To: Preso~fed co~N~„
Ref. Date ~i).N 8 1999_