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From: Carrie Tilton
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2020 12:12 PM CO TY CLE
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COUNTY OF HAWAIII
To: Eoff, KarenRECEIVED
Cc: Council Testimony; Peter Tilton Time 111.12
Subject: Proposed Property Tax Rates
Date JUN 0 1 2020
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Dear Ms. Eoff, I
We are longtime property owners in Kona — from 2003-2015 and recently
since last August, and we are writing to register our disappointment and
opposition to the proposed property tax rate adjustment, bill 169.
The two tier proposal saddles less than 1% of homeowners with 20% of
the property tax revenues. Further, most of these homeowners, ourselves
included, cannot vote for a representative on the Council.
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In addition to this fundamentally un-American maneuver, the long term I
loss to the community must be considered. Along with more than half of
Kuki'o members, we regularly donate to the Kuki'o Community Fund,
which last year raised $743,000 for local youth development organizations
and schools. Inspired by the beauty and fragility of the Hawaiian coral
reefs, we have also become donors to The Nature Conservancy to protect,
study and renew the coral.
These funds and other philanthropy are generously donated by
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homeowners who want to share in the aloha spirit of Kona. This targeted
tax rate proposal is a slap in the face and risks alienating generous
community members.
Please vote no on bill 169 and consider another, more equitable rate
structure that doesn't target those of us who cannot vote for our
representative yet contribute to the community we have come to love.
Sincerely, Carrie and Peter Tilton 3
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