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DAVID FEWIIVS R ~ L L Ind' i~
73-4398 HAWAII BELT ROAD, # A
xAII.UA-KONA, HAWAII 96740 ' 99 JUN 7 PSI 2 18
COI.~~~'1~`' CLERK
JUNE 7, 1999 VIA FAX COUNTY 01= HAWNI
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
HAWAII COUNTY I3UII.DING
25 AUPUNI STREET
HII.O, HAWAII 96720
RE' PROPOSED HOMEOWNER REAL PROPERTY TAX RATE
DEAR SIRS.
I AM OPPOSED 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 TO0 HIGH,
AND ANY TAX RATE INCREASE WOULD PLACE AN INCREASED BURDEN
ON HAWAIIAN HOMEOWNERS. I FEEL THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD FIND
OTHER WAYS TO INCREASE REVENUES AND/OR DECREASE EXPENDITURES.
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY WANT TO KEEP IN MIND THEIR RESPONSIBII,ITIES
TO THOSE WHO ELECTED THEM TO THEIR CURRENT COUNCIL. POSIITONS.
PERHAPS, CORRECTING THE CURRENT INEQUITY OF AN INSUFFICIENT
NQ1VITvIUM REAL PROPERTY TAX OF $25 WOULD BE APPROPRIATE COUPLED
WITH A DECREASE IN CURRENT SPENDING AND WASTE THAT EXISTS 1N THE
COUNTY BUDGET. I SAY IT' S TIME TO "SHARPEN YOUR PENCILS", NOT TAX.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
DAVID FEWINS, HOMEOWNER
Comm. No. ~ /
File No. T/~K ~h2 P'~"
Ref, To: ~esnMed COU~IUL
Ref. DatA ~!N 8 1999